blush

If you feel shy or embarrassed, your face becomes pink or red.

• She blushed when he smiled.
• His compliment made me blush.
• Do you always blush when people praise you?

How to use it: blush at something (She blushed at the compliment.); blush with something (He blushed with embarrassment.)

Similar words: flush, redden

Opposites: pale

Common phrases: blush with embarrassment, blush at something, make someone blush, blush pink

To become pink or light red.

• The sky began to blush.
• The apples blushed as they ripened.
• By morning, the opening petals had blushed pink.

Similar words: redden, turn pink

Common phrases: blush pink, begin to blush, blush at dawn

To show a feeling by becoming red in the face.

• She blushed her embarrassment.
• Unable to speak, he blushed his shame.
• The young guest blushed her discomfort under their curious stares.

How to use it: blush + feeling (He blushed his embarrassment instead of answering.)

Similar words: betray, reveal

Opposites: conceal

Common phrases: blush your shame, blush your embarrassment

To have a soft, warm pink or red colour.

• Pink roses blush beside the path.
• The flowers blushed softly in the afternoon light.
• Pale blossoms blush among the dark green leaves.

Similar words: glow

Common phrases: blush softly, blush in something

Makeup that gives your cheeks a pink or red colour.

• She put on some blush.
• Use a soft brush to apply the blush.
• This cream blush gives my cheeks a warm colour.

Similar words: blusher, rouge

Common phrases: apply blush, cream blush, blush brush

A very pale pink colour with a little cream in it.

• She chose a dress in blush.
• The walls were painted a soft blush.
• Their wedding colours were blush and gold.

Similar words: pale pink

Common phrases: blush pink, blush dress, shade of blush

A light pink wine.

• She ordered a glass of blush.
• They served a chilled blush with lunch.
• This blush has a light, fruity taste.

Similar words: rosé

Common phrases: blush wine, glass of blush, chilled blush

A group of boys, described with an unusual group name.

• A blush of boys gathered outside.
• The poem describes a blush of boys playing by the river.
• He used the unusual phrase a blush of boys.

How to use it: a blush of boys (A blush of boys ran across the field.)

Similar words: group

Common phrases: blush of boys, a merry blush