blush

[ bluhsh ]

/ blʌʃ /

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verb (used without object)

to redden, as from 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.

verb (used with object)

to make red; flush.

to make known by a blush: She could not help blushing the truth.

noun

a reddening, as of the face.

rosy or pinkish tinge.

Also called blush·er, blush-on . a cosmetic used to add a pink or reddish color to the cheeks.

Also called blush wine . rosé.

OTHER WORDS FOR blush

1 flush, color.

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OPPOSITES FOR blush

1 pale, blanch.

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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

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English verb blushen, blushen, blyshen “to glow,” probably from Old English blyscan “to glow brightly, glow red”; akin to Old English blysa, blisa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus “torch,” bloschen “to blaze”; noun derivative of the verb

OTHER WORDS FROM blush

blush·ful, adjectiveblush·ful·ly, adverbblush·ful·ness, nounblush·ing·ly, adverb

blush·less, adjectiveout·blush, verb (used with object)

Words nearby blush

Blu-ray, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush, blusher, blush-on, bluster, blustery, Blu-tack

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How to use blush in a sentence

In part, the revival was spurred by Bala Bangles — aesthetically pleasing, minimalist weights that come in colors such as charcoal and blush and that look good on Instagram.
How weighted vests and ankle or wrist weights can — and can’t — improve your workout|Angela Haupt|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
They also proliferate with a promiscuity that would make a bunny blush.
How Gravity Is a Double Copy of Other Forces|Charlie Wood|May 4, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Superconductivity—in which electrons flow through a material without resistance—sounds impossible at first blush.
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time|Niall Firth|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The compact dishes come in cute ivory, blush, and light blue colors.
Minimal, stylish baby plates you’ll wish were yours|PopSci Commerce Team|October 6, 2020|Popular-Science

It’s not a complicated question at first blush, but the more we plumb its depths, the more we identify additional complications.
This decade’s most important marketing question: What data rights do advertisers possess?|Kirk Williams|September 17, 2020|Search Engine Land
Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
But Ello is not the Shangri-La of social networks that it might appear to be at first blush.
Ello, Is It You We’re Looking For?|Samantha Allen|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
At first blush, Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.
From the Model T to the Model S|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"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 Wills
The memory of her daily tenderness swept over him; and shame sent a blush into his cheeks.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Therefore 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|Various
It was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Moreover, 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

blush

/ (blʌʃ) /

verb

(intr) to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden

to make or become reddish or rosy

noun

a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt

a rosy glowthe 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

Derived forms of blush

blushful, adjectiveblushing, noun, adjectiveblushingly, adverb

Word Origin for blush

Old English blӯscan; related to blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German blüsen to light a fire

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