blush
to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
to feel shame or embarrassment (often followed by at or for): Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother.
(of the sky, flowers, etc.) to become rosy.
(of house paint or lacquer) to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents.
to make red; flush.
to make known by a blush: She could not help blushing the truth.
a reddening, as of the face.
rosy or pinkish tinge.
Also called blusher, blush-on . a cosmetic used to add a pink or reddish color to the cheeks.
Also called blush wine . rosé.
Idioms about blush
at first blush, without previous knowledge or adequate consideration; at first glance: At first blush, the solution to the problem seemed simple enough.
Origin of blush
1Other words for blush
Opposites for blush
Other words from blush
- blush·ful, adjective
- blush·ful·ly, adverb
- blush·ful·ness, noun
- blush·less, adjective
- out·blush, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby blush
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How to use blush in a sentence
Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.
At first blush, this practice may have the appearance of legitimacy in cases where detainees refused to eat or drink.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture | Russell Saunders | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Ello is not the Shangri-La of social networks that it might appear to be at first blush.
All of them are plain, boring, unadventurous, and blush when the topic of sex is brought up.
Lifetime’s ‘Girlfriend Intervention’: The Fairy Black Mothers TV Doesn’t Need | Phoebe Robinson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt first blush, Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.
"Oh, but dear Mrs. Dodd, suppose she couldn't help it," said the artless maiden with a blush and a little sigh.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe memory of her daily tenderness swept over him; and shame sent a blush into his cheeks.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodTherefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIt was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonMoreover, as she told herself with a blush, she was not altogether indifferent to the money.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
British Dictionary definitions for blush
/ (blʌʃ) /
(intr) to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
to make or become reddish or rosy
a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
a rosy glow: the blush of a peach
a reddish or pinkish tinge
a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
at first blush when first seen; as a first impression
Origin of blush
1Derived forms of blush
- blushful, adjective
- blushing, noun, adjective
- blushingly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with blush
see at first blush.
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