■ verb
1》 become red in the face through shyness, embarrassment, or shame.
2》 literary be or become pink or pale red.
■ noun
1》 an instance of ~ing.
2》 literary a pink or pale red tinge.
3》 a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties.
4》 N. Amer. another term for ~er (in sense 1).
Phrases
at first ~ at the first glimpse or impression.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
OE blyscan , related to Du. blozen .