blush
verb/blʌʃ/
/blʌʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blush | /blʌʃ/ /blʌʃ/ |
| he / she / it blushes | /ˈblʌʃɪz/ /ˈblʌʃɪz/ |
| past simple blushed | /blʌʃt/ /blʌʃt/ |
| past participle blushed | /blʌʃt/ /blʌʃt/ |
| -ing form blushing | /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed synonym go red
- blush (with something) (at something) to blush with embarrassment/shame
- She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation.
- He looked away, blushing.
- + adj./noun He blushed scarlet at the thought.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1, Feelingsc1- He blushed at the mention of her name.
- She blushed more readily when she was a teenager.
- Stop teasing him—you're making him blush.
- Lia blushed a deep shade of red.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- furiously
- hotly
- …
- make somebody
- at
- with
- blush crimson
- blush pink
- blush red
- …
- [transitive] blush to do something to be ashamed or embarrassed about something
- I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.
- I blush to think of how I behaved the last time we met.
Word OriginOld English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen.
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