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Adjective: blushing  blú-shing
  1. Having a red face from embarrassment, shame, agitation or emotional upset
    "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal";
    - blushful, red-faced, ablush, erubescent, flushed
Verb: blush  blúsh
  1. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
    "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by";
    - crimson, flush, redden
     
  2. Become rosy or reddish
    "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

See also: discomposed

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], redden

Encyclopedia: Blushing

Blush, Albania