| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  bl sh |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: blushed, blush·ing, blush·es
1. To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush. 2. To become red or rosy. 3. To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity. | | NOUN: | 1. A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame. 2. A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn. 3. A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush. 4. Blusher. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English blushen, from Old English blyscan. See bhel-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | blush ful —ADJECTIVE
blushing·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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