blushing

American  

[bluhsh-ing] / ˈblʌʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. reddening, as from embarrassment or self-consciousness.

   All eyes were on the blushing bride—the star of the evening!

   At the mayor’s request, they serenaded the blushing councilor with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”

2. feeling or showing embarrassment or self-consciousness.

   The author plows ahead with a disarmingly blushing work about trying to embrace her queer identity, her marriage, and motherhood simultaneously.

3. rosy, as the sky, flowers, etc..

   This chocolate Valentine cake is delicious—and the blushing raspberry frosting is the perfect pink.

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Other Word Forms

• blushingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of blushing

First recorded in 1560–70; blush ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The blushing pink circles that typically adorned the cheeks of Lady Constance Ashton were now as scarlet as two ripe nectarines.

From Literature

If, however, at lunch in a restaurant near his Beverly Hills boutique during one of his occasional visits, a screen idol stopped by his table, he melted into schoolboy smiles and blushing laughter.

From Los Angeles Times

A gallery blushing in a deep wine color, with the theme of “Leisure and Labor in the American Metropolis,” is almost ready.

From Los Angeles Times

Beamer - A term for a flushed or blushing face, especially one resulting from embarrassment.

From BBC

"I can, without blushing, say that I'm the greatest forward in my position on the planet."

From BBC