: tinged with red especially in the face (as from shame, illness, heat, or physical exertion)
Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.Elizabeth George Speare
The man opposite looked flushed. … The broken veins on his cheeks were probably a sign of bad circulation and excessive drinking.Mark Billingham

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According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms include a change in mental state, nausea, flushed skin, rapid breathing and headache. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 Her makeup look featured flushed cheeks and a glossy mauve lip. Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Hailey's hair was styled into a half-up half-down look and her makeup was true to her signature style — glowing skin, flushed cheeks and glossed lips. Catherine Santino, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024 Related Video Jennifer Garner’s ‘Quick as Possible’ Beauty Routine And for anyone who has ever experienced a flushed face after a cocktail or glass of wine, that redness is simply inflammation. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flushed 

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First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flushed was in 1623

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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flushed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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