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blush
What does blush mean?
blush (verb): to become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use blush in a sentence?
- He wasn't used to this much attention, so he blushed as he saw dozens of pairs of eyes watching him. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce blush?
/blʌʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does blush come from?
From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“to be red; shine”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of blush?
Words related to blush
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “blush” mean?
to gain or obtain (a desired objective, result, etc.) through effort or skill; to succeed in attaining (an objective, result, etc.); to win
Not quite: that's what achieve means.
to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent
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to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate
Not quite: that's what tear means.
to become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment
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Which word is closest in meaning to “blush”?
thank
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flush
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start
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close
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