I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ faint , slight
▪ deep , pink , red
▪ sudden
▪
a sudden ~ of rising excitement
▪ hot ( BrE ) ( hot flash in AmE )
▪
Hot drinks can cause hot ~es.
VERB + FLUSH
▪ feel
▪
She felt a ~ of anger creeping into her face.
▪ bring
▪
The promise in his voice brought a deep ~ to her cheeks.
FLUSH + VERB
▪ creep , rise , spread , suffuse sth
▪
A ~ of embarrassment rose to her cheeks.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
She had a slight pink ~ in her cheeks.
▪ ~ of
▪
There was a faint ~ of red on those pale cheeks.
PHRASES
▪ the first ~ of enthusiasm, passion, youth, etc. (= a time when enthusiasm, etc. is new, exciting and strong)
▪
I'm no longer in the first ~ of youth.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ deeply
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ angrily , guiltily
▪
He made his excuses, ~ing guiltily.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
Her face ~ed in anger.
▪ with
▪
He ~ed scarlet with embarrassment.
PHRASES
▪ ~ red, scarlet, etc.