Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [bluhsh]
- /blʌʃ/
- /blʌʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluhsh]
- /blʌʃ/
Definitions of blush word
- verb blush When you blush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed. 3
- verb blush Blush is also a noun. 3
- verb blush to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden 3
- verb blush to make or become reddish or rosy 3
- noun blush a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt 3
- noun blush a rosy glow 3
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Origin of blush
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (v.) Middle English bluschen, Old English blyscan to redden; akin to Old English blysa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus torch, bloschen to blaze; (noun) Middle English blusch, blisch, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Blush
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blush popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blush usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blush
noun blush
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- blossom — Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
- glowing — incandescent.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
verb blush
- mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- rouge — any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
- redden — to make or cause to become red.
- pinken — to grow or turn pink.
Antonyms for blush
noun blush
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