blush

Nouns

  • (n) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health rosiness, flush, bloom,
  • (n) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) flush,

Verbs

  • (v) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
    • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
    crimson, flush, redden,
  • (v) become rosy or reddish
    • her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air

Synonyms

crimson flush redden rosiness bloom

Words of close approximity

blub blue blur
blues bluff blunt blurb blurt
blusher blushful blushing blushing mushroom blush wine