blushing

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ

Verb

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blushing

  1. present participle and gerund of blush

Noun

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blushing (plural blushings)

  1. The act of one who blushes; a blush.
    • 1850, Charles Delucena Meigs, Observations on certain of the diseases of young children, page 159:
      In observing the phenomena presented in a case of tubercular meningitis or acute hydrocephalus, one will scarce ever fail of noticing the repeated blushings or suffusions of face in the now insensible or lethargic patient.

Adjective

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blushing (comparative more blushing, superlative most blushing)

  1. Showing blushes; rosy red.
    the blushing bride
    • 1709, Matthew Prior, The Garland:
      The dappled pink and blushing rose.

Derived terms

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