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verb

Blush v. t.

To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate. (Obs.) "To blush and beautify the cheek again."

To express or make known by blushing. "I'll blush you thanks."

Blush v. i. (past & past part. blushed; pres. part. blushing)

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face. "To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn." "In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to blush." "He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous worth, That blushed at its own praise."

To grow red; to have a red or rosy color. "The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But stayed, and made the western welkin blush."

To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers. "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen."

noun

Blushing n. The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.

adjective

Blushing adj. Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate. "The dappled pink and blushing rose."

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Etymology of 'Blushing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blushing" Quotes from Famous Books

... was nothing for it but to advance and explain the facts of the case, which John did with much humming and ha-ing and a general awkwardness of manner that baffles description, while Bessie stood by, her hand upon her lover's shoulder, blushing ...

— Jess • H. Rider Haggard

... secret chord—though what it was he was too busy to inquire. The girl drew herself up proudly, blushing ...

— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 • Charles H. Sylvester

... indeed it was. Over there—far out, over the western sea, the cold, quiet, winter sea, the sun was growing red as he slowly sank, till he seemed to kiss the ocean, which glowed, blushing, in return. It was all red and gray to-night—red and gray only, though there were grandly splendid sunsets at Seacove sometimes, when every shade and colour which light can show to our eyes shone out as if a veil were drawn back ...

— The Rectory Children • Mrs Molesworth

... with my mother, among the scenes that were round me, and learnt from her to be grateful for the beauty of the earth, with a heart that felt it. We were tracing our way along our favorite woodland path; and we found a companion of tender years, hiding from us. She showed herself; blushing, hesitating, offering a nosegay of wild flowers. My mother whispered to me—I thanked the little mill-girl, and gave her a kiss. Did I feel the child's breath, in my day-dream, still fluttering on my cheek? ...

— The Guilty River • Wilkie Collins

... kind that no man would dare to undertake—such as Tennyson's 'Rizpah,' for instance. I know a woman who utters every line of it, with all its questionable allusions, boldly before any and everybody, without so much as an attempt at blushing. I assure you men are far more delicate than women—far more chivalrous—far larger in their views, and more generous in their sentiments. But I will not deny the existence of about four women in every two hundred ...

— A Romance of Two Worlds • Marie Corelli

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