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How to pronounce blush in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crimson, flush, redden
Type of colour, discolor, discolour, color
Derivation blusher


The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by.
Type Words
Synonyms flush
Type of inborn reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, innate reflex
Type Words
Synonyms bloom, flush, rosiness
Type of good health, healthiness
Type Words
Type of redden


her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air.

Examples of blush

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The color is very subtle and gives lips a sheer blush that looks really natural.
From the sacbee.com
It would take hours to absorb all of it, so here are notes from our first blush.
From the orlandosentinel.com
At first blush, the quarterly results for Samsung Electronics don't look so bad.
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Some top executives receive salaries that would make a General Motors CEO blush.
From the newsobserver.com
Peaches blush like young maidens, and are soft enough to rub against your cheek.
From the tennessean.com
In the blush of young love, she was back in May after she completed her studies.
From the denverpost.com
There is, at first blush, something conceptually confusing about the whole idea.
From the businessweek.com
It's so foundational to our society that at first blush, it looks like a truism.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
The granite cliffs blush in the setting sun, and a hush settles over the canyon.
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More examples
  • Bloom: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
  • Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
  • Become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
  • Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
  • (blushing) blushful: having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"
  • Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger, November 15, 1986), is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Los Angeles area. ...
  • Blush is a 1995 Chinese film about the experience of two women during the People's Republic of China's campaign to re-educate prostitutes. Blush was directed by Li Shaohong and stars He Saifei, Wang Ji, and Wang Zhiwen. ...
  • The following is a list of episodes for the Disney Channel series Kim Possible.
  • Chaotic Resolve is the fourth album by Christian singer Plumb which feature the hit songs, "I Can't Do This", "Better", "Bittersweet", "Blush" and "Cut". It also features a remake of Michael W. Smith's song "Pray For Me" and an extended remix of "Damaged" as bonus tracks.