Häufigkeit
blush
Wortformen: plural, 3rd person singular present tense blushes , present participle blushing , past tense, past participle blushed
1.Verb B2
2.
See to spare someone's blushes
Weitere Synonyme von blush
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Häufigkeit
blush in British English
Verb
1.(intransitive)
to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
2.
to make or become reddish or rosy
Substantiv
3.
a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
4.
a rosy glow
the blush of a peach
5.
a reddish or pinkish tinge
6.
a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
7. See at first blush
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Abgeleitete Formen
blushful (ˈblushful)
Adjektiv
blushing (ˈblushing)
Substantiv, Adjektiv
blushingly (ˈblushingly)
Adverb
Wortherkunft von blush
Old English blӯscan; related to blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German blüsen to light a fire
Häufigkeit
blush in American English
Verb intransitiv
1.
to become red in the face from shame, embarrassment, or confusion
2.
to be ashamed or embarrassed
usually with at or for
3.
to be or become rosy
Verb transitiv
4.
to reveal by blushing
5.
to redden
Substantiv
6.
a reddening of the face, as from shame
7.
a rosy color
the blush of youth
8.
blusher (sense 2)
Adjektiv
9.
rosy
blush-pink
Redewendungen:
at first blush
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Abgeleitete Formen
blushful (ˈblushful)
Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von blush
ME blushen, to shine brightly, blush, glance < OE blyscan; akin to blyse, torch < IE *bhles-, shine > blaze1
Häufigkeit
blush in American English
(blʌʃ)
Intransitives Verb
1.
to redden, as from embarrassment or shame
He blushed when they called him a conquering hero
2.(often fol. by at or for)
to feel shame or embarrassment
Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother
3.(of the sky, flowers, etc.)
to become rosy
4.(of new house paint or lacquer)
to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents
Transitives Verb
5.
to make red; flush
6.
to make known by a blush
She could not help blushing the truth
Substantiv
7.
a reddening, as of the face
8.
rosy or pinkish tinge
9. blusher (sense 2)
10. Also called: blush wine See rosé
11. See at first blush
SYNONYMS 1. flush, color.ANTONYMS 1. pale, blanch.
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Abgeleitete Formen
blushful
Adjektiv
blushfully
Adverb
blushfulness
Substantiv
blushingly
Adverb
blushless
Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von blush
[1275–1325; (v.) ME bluschen, OE blyscan to redden; akin to OE blysa, ON blys, MLG blus torch, bloschen to blaze; (n.) ME blusch, blisch, deriv. of the v.]
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