blush

[ bluhsh ]
/ blʌʃ /
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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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

noun

Idioms for 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

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English bluschen, Old English blyscan to redden; akin to Old English blysa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus torch, bloschen to blaze; (noun) Middle English blusch, blisch, derivative of the v.

OTHER WORDS FROM blush

Words nearby blush

blur, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush, blush wine, blush-on, blusher, bluster, blvd

Words related to blush

burning, color, blossom, glowing, flush, glow, bloom, ruddiness, rosiness, scarlet, redness, mantling, mantle, rouge, crimson, redden

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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

Derived forms of blush

blushful, adjective blushing, noun, adjective blushingly, adverb

Word Origin for blush

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

Medical definitions for blush

blush
[ blŭsh ]

n.

A sudden and brief redness of the face and neck due to emotion; flush.

Other words from blush

blush v.

Idioms and Phrases with blush

blush

see at first blush.