blush
verb (used without object)
to redden, as from self-consciousness, embarrassment, or shame.
blushfulness
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a word derived from
blush.
Example Sentences
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Poor Marie was profoundly affected by this generosity, and the charming blushfulness, the sweet-toned trembling words that expressed her modest gratitude, were, it should seem, strangely interpreted by the excited ship-broker.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Robert Chambers
