Blush: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：blush (Blush)

Blush 🔊

/blʌʃ/

v./n.

When your face turns red because you feel shy, embarrassed, or excited.

blush 🔊

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/blʌʃ/

v./n.

When your face turns red because you feel shy, embarrassed, or excited.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'blyscan', related to 'blēo' (color), originally meaning 'to become red'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'blush' as 'blood rush' — blood rushing to your cheeks when you're embarrassed.

📖 Example

When Sarah heard the unexpected compliment about her new painting, she couldn't help but blush. 🔊 When Sarah heard the unexpected compliment about her new painting, she couldn't help but blush.

🔗 Collocations

blush with embarrassment – to blush because of embarrassment

blush at the compliment – to blush when receiving praise

make someone blush – to cause someone to blush

🔄 Synonyms

flush (v.) – to become red in the face, often from heat, emotion, or exertion

redden (v.) – to become red, especially the face from embarrassment

color (v.) – to change color, especially one's face due to emotion

🚫 Antonyms

pale (v.) – to become lighter in color, often from fear or illness

🌱 Derivatives

blushful (adj.) – prone to blushing

blushingly (adv.) – in a blushing manner

📖 Cultural Story

Blushing is a universal physiological response linked to the sympathetic nervous system, often associated with embarrassment or modesty. In Western culture, it is considered an involuntary sign of sincerity.