BLUSH


Meaning of BLUSH in English

■ 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 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.