/ blʌʃ; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
1.
blush (with sth) (at sth) to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed
SYN go red :
[ v ]
to blush with embarrassment / shame
She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation.
[ v - adj ]
He blushed scarlet at the thought.
[also v - n ]
2.
[ v to inf ] to be ashamed or embarrassed about sth :
I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.
■ noun
1.
the red colour that spreads over your face when you are embarrassed or ashamed :
She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.
He turned away to hide his blushes.
2.
( NAmE ) = blusher
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IDIOMS
see spare verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English blyscan ; related to modern Dutch blozen .