Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a flushing manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a flushing manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
flushing manner; whileflushing , whileblushing (red with embarrassment):
Etymologies
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flushing + -ly
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Examples
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No schoolgirl passed their observation-posts more flushingly than did
Main Street 2004
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Whereupon Hannah had flushingly received a rebuke similar to mine.
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No schoolgirl passed their observation-posts more flushingly than did Mrs.Dr. Kennicott.
Main Street 1920
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No schoolgirl passed their observation-posts more flushingly than did Mrs.Dr. Kennicott.
Main Street Sinclair Lewis 1918
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