1 ~ (with sth) (at sth) to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed:
[V] to blush with embarrassment / shame * She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation. * He looked away, blushing. * [V-ADJ] He blushed scarlet at the thought. [also V-N]
2 [Vtoinf] to be ashamed or embarrassed about sth:
I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.
Part of speech: noun
1 the red colour that spreads over your face when you are embarrassed or ashamed:
She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks. * He turned away to hide his blushes.
2 (AmE) = BLUSHER
IDIOMS see SPAREv.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for blush is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is blush a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, blush is tagged as verb.
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