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