blushing

blush-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Developing a pink tinge in the face from embarrassment.

  2. 2.

    Showing a blush; rosy.

  3. 3.

    The act of becoming red in the face.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    blushing bride — A happy, perhaps shy, bride.

Related words

Antonyms: paling
See also: blush, embarrassed, flushing, shy
Synonyms: coloring, flushing, reddening

Etymology

From blush + -ing. Blush comes from Old English blyscan ("to glow red").