blushes
- present tense form of blush (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Blushes stained the cheeks of Guards officers and Scotland Yard officials royal scarlet last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
And then quickly, "How is Captain Blushes, and shall we see him too?"
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
No, if I do, Eternal Blushes dwell upon my Cheeks, To tell the World my Crime.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague
Blushes commonly beget blushes, and I blushed partly because he did, and partly on other accounts.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 328, August 23, 1828 by Various
Blushes are needful for its discussion, And soft, shy glances from downcast eyes, In whose blue depths are lying hidden Loving gladness, and sweet surprise.
From Point Lace and Diamonds by Day, Francis
