blushing
/'blʌʃiɳ/
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Showing a reddening of the face, typically due to embarrassment, shame, shyness, or modesty: Describes the physical reaction where one's cheeks or face become flushed or rosy, often involuntarily, as a result of strong emotion. 2. Suggestive of or characterized by such a reaction: Can describe a person, their appearance, or an atmosphere that conveys a sense of bashfulness or modest charm.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The blushing bride looked beautiful as she walked down the aisle.
- He gave a blushing apology after realizing his mistake.
- Her blushing cheeks betrayed her feelings of shyness.
Advanced Usage
- "blushing bride": A common phrase used to describe a bride on her wedding day, emphasizing her modesty, innocence, and the rosy glow of her cheeks.
- The photographer captured the perfect picture of the blushing bride.
Variants and Related Words
- Blush (verb/noun): The act of becoming red in the face or the red color itself.
- Verb: She will blush if you compliment her.
- Noun: A faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
- Blushful (adjective): An older or more poetic synonym for "blushing" or "causing a blush."
- He wrote her a blushful love letter.
Synonyms
- Flushed: Having a red or warm complexion, often from emotion, heat, or illness.
- Rosy-cheeked: Having pink or red cheeks, which can indicate health, cold, or shyness.
- Red-faced: Having a red face, often specifically from anger or intense embarrassment.
Related Idioms
- To spare someone's blushes: To avoid doing or saying something that would cause someone to feel embarrassed.
- He quickly changed the subject to spare her blushes.
Adjective
- having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
- the blushing boy was brought before the Principal
- her blushful beau
- was red-faced with anger