blush

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He, too, up to this moment, had hovered in the background, but he now gently clove the assembly (several of the ladies made way for him), leading in the daughter of the mesmerist She laughed and continued to blush--her blush was the faintest pink; she looked very young and slim and fair as Mrs. Farrinder made way for her on the sofa which Olive Chancellor had quitted.

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  1. intransitive verb To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
  2. intransitive verb To become red or rosy.
  3. intransitive verb To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.
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  • "You have many charms, but your blush is the one I find most endearing." —  Mary Balogh - Tempting Harriet.htm
  • It does feel very light on my face, which is good and the blush is a nice color and blends well. —  Ms Maggie Moo Talks 2 U
  • Looked to see if any customers had hear that statement ..... * blush*, and finally thought to myself "screw it" and I proudly replied, "They Watch!" —  Random headlines from Syndic8.com
  • Couldn't wait any longer I'm afraid. * blush* So, yeah, I know.
  • At first blush, the term "salon" might seem misleading. —  Cool Hunting
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flush ·  embarrassment ·  glow ·  tinge ·  bloom ·  tint ·  shiver ·  cheek ·  tear ·  shyness ·  shame ·  smile

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blush:   blushes ·  blushed ·  blushing
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English blushen, from Old English blyscan; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English blushen, bluschen, blyschen, glow, rarely blush, usually look, glance, prob. from Anglo-Saxon blyscan, bliscan (glossed rutilare), glow, = Middle Low German bloschen, Low German blüsken, blush; cf. Anglo-Saxon *blysian, in comp. āblisian for *āblysian, blush (verbal noun āblysung, āblysgung, blushing), = Middle Dutch blosen, Dutch blozen = Middle Low German blosen, blush; connected with Anglo-Saxon blysa, blisa, also blysige, a torch, *blys (in comp. bœl̤blys), a flame, = Middle Low German blus, Low German blüse, a flame, = Swedish bloss = Danish blus, a torch; Low German blüsen, set on fire, inflame, = Swedish blossa, blaze, = Danish blusse, blaze, flame, blush in the face; from the noun. Not phonetically connected, though prob. notionally associated, with blaze: see blaze, n.
  2. from Middle English blusch, gleam, glimpse; from the verb.
 

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