BLUSHING Definition & Meaning

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blushing

[bluhsh-ing]

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adjective

reddening, as from embarrassment or self-consciousness.
All eyes were on the blushing bride—the star of the evening!
At the mayor’s request, they serenaded the blushing councilor with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
feeling or showing embarrassment or self-consciousness.
The author plows ahead with a disarmingly blushing work about trying to embrace her queer identity, her marriage, and motherhood simultaneously.
rosy, as the sky, flowers, etc..
This chocolate Valentine cake is delicious—and the blushing raspberry frosting is the perfect pink.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

blushingly adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of blushing¹

First recorded in 1560–70; blush ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

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Listen, you’re actually going to have a dark-skinned brother turning purple, blushing up in here.

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Turns out blushing is a spontaneous emotional reaction, instead of a result of cognitive self-reflection, new research published on Wednesday suggests.

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It's the color of health, fresh cheeks blushing under the effect of emotion.

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She carried herself with the ease of a beautiful woman, swinging her hips and not blushing at raunchy jokes, when the rest of us were still awkward girls.

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I saw Beatrice there in the center of this scene, Beatrice blushing in white.

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blusher blush-on

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