blush
verb (used without object)
to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame.
blushed
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past participleof blush.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof blush.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
blushverb (used without object)to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame.
Example Sentences
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He blushed and actually agreed before letting me go home.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
Instead, they found that when participants blushed watching their own performances, there was activity in regions of the brain involved in emotions.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
It’s a small to medium sized, pink blushed apple.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
When he finally removed the tiny clips pinching off the blood supply from the aorta, the kidney blushed pink, a good first sign.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
He could see the color seep into Mr. Jacobs’s face, and he was instantly thankful that he was never that obvious when he blushed.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
