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ablush

American  
[uh-bluhsh] / əˈblʌʃ /

adjective

  1. blushing; reddened.


Etymology

Origin of ablush

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 1 + blush

Example Sentences

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I'd attempted to plant myself at the bar, only to find it well-occupied, ablush with ginny, pink Negroni Biancos, and loud.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2018

Pink noise is a characteristic signal profile seated somewhere between random and rigid, and for utterly mysterious reasons, our world is ablush with it.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2010

The pure October weather fills Earth's veins so full of glowing crimson That every leaf is ablush, and thrills.

From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)

Presently Rowena returned, all ablush with joyous excitement, and begged for a rereading of the letter.

From The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Twain, Mark

In place of the tavern a cotton-field was ablush with blossoms.

From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington

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