Thesaurus: blush

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1. v. i. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.
2. v. i. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.
3. v. i. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.
4. v. t. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.
5. v. t. To express or make known by blushing.
6. n. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.
7. n. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.
8. n. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
9. n. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
10. n. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
11. v. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
12. v. become rosy or reddish