blush
[ bluhsh ]
/ blʌʃ /
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for blushing
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, adverbWord Origin for blush
Old English
blӯscan; related to
blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German
blüsen to light a fire
Medical definitions for blushing
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 blushing
blush
see at first blush.