blush
verb (used without object)
to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame.
am blushing
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present progressiveof blush (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna's hands, desirable by Peeta's confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
If ever, God willing, I should marry her,—there, I am blushing even to think of such a sweet impossibility,—she would drive me frantic.
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
I am blushing now; and my modesty has had much to bear.
From The Learned Women by Charles Heron Wall
I feel I am blushing again at the very thought of it.
From Three Comedies by R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) Sharp
The fact is, Nicholas—I really don't know how I can put it to make it seem less brutal—Nicholas, I am ashamed of myself, I am blushing, my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
From Ivanoff by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
