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   blush

   /blʌʃ/

   verb

   • 1. show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face: "she blushed at the unexpected compliment"
   • ▪ feel embarrassed or ashamed: "he blushed to think of how he'd paraded himself"
   • 2. be or become pink or pale red: literary "the trees flower heavily in summer and blush brilliantly in autumn"

   noun

   • 1. a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame: "he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks"
   • 2. a pink or pale red tinge: "the roses were white with a lovely pink blush"
   • 3. a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties: "blush Zinfandel"
   • 4. another term for blusher North American

   Word Origin Old Englishblyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen.

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