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as in pink
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as in embarrassed
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as in glowing
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake
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Recent Examples of blushing
Bill Newcott, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019
But when a thorny, unsolved problem arose a boss invariably stood up and pointed to the blushing youngster.
—Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian, 12 July 2019
There could be hundreds of such blushing encounters before the chameleons of two different colors are familiar enough to mate.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2017
And on her wedding day, Paltrow looked every bit the blushing bride.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2018
And then his blushing bride-to-be, fellow host Mika Brzezinski, vigorously defends him on Twitter.
—Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
Inspired by 2003's Kill Bill, the Western-themed music video opens in a church, with Cardi starring as a blushing bride, with glowy skin and a head full of platinum blond strands blowing in the wind.
—Helena Yeung, Teen Vogue, 22 May 2018
Much like the blushing bride, the six young bridesmaids walked down the aisle in dresses designed by Givenchy‘s Clare Waight Keller, according to a palace statement.
—Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 19 May 2018
With soft blushing cheeks and a lip color that practically matches, Kate Bosworth looks like a picture-perfect celestial maiden.
—Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 7 May 2018
Adjective
The saxophones and horns of Miller’s Army Air Force Band waft through the house, enveloping the medals on the wall and the photos of a young soldier and his blushing bride.
—Bill Newcott, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019
But when a thorny, unsolved problem arose a boss invariably stood up and pointed to the blushing youngster.
—Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian, 12 July 2019
There could be hundreds of such blushing encounters before the chameleons of two different colors are familiar enough to mate.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2017
And on her wedding day, Paltrow looked every bit the blushing bride.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2018
And then his blushing bride-to-be, fellow host Mika Brzezinski, vigorously defends him on Twitter.
—Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
Inspired by 2003's Kill Bill, the Western-themed music video opens in a church, with Cardi starring as a blushing bride, with glowy skin and a head full of platinum blond strands blowing in the wind.
—Helena Yeung, Teen Vogue, 22 May 2018
Much like the blushing bride, the six young bridesmaids walked down the aisle in dresses designed by Givenchy‘s Clare Waight Keller, according to a palace statement.
—Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 19 May 2018
With soft blushing cheeks and a lip color that practically matches, Kate Bosworth looks like a picture-perfect celestial maiden.
—Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 7 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blushing
Adjective
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The whimsical lemon slice design is crafted in shades of yellow, green, and pink.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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The spathes range in color from pure white to dark, velvety purple and include varieties with yellow, pink, orange, and red hues.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
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She’s come a long way from the teen who was embarrassed to wear a stocking on her head, Campion says.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Massive smoke plumes filled the sky around the Palisades fire as families evacuated not far from hillsides glowing with orange.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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When a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the ice in the nucleus to sublimate (turn directly from solid to gas), creating a glowing halo of gas and dust around the nucleus called the coma.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Others have a darker brown-black coloring with blotchy pinkish stomachs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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The photo provides a close-up perspective of branching coral spawning, featuring pinkish egg-and-sperm bundles.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In a few seconds, and more than once, a sheepish Mad Dog admitted to being friends with Mara.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Musk has not been sheepish about staking the company’s future on autonomous software.—
Ryan Hogg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Allergic reactions to food can also cause hives, flushed skin, vomiting and/or diarrhea, abdominal cramps, coughing or wheezing, dizziness, swelling of the throat and vocal cords, difficulty breathing, and a drop in blood pressure.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Even specifically issued instructions in bed end in flushed embarrassment and frustration.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the final scene, the one female regular at the Royal, a blowsy barfly well played by Barbara Lowing, is moving toward the bar as Hanna and Liv move decisively in the other direction.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2023
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The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh.—
Carl Nolte,
San Francisco Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2018
Adjective
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The brown suede handbag or loafer are the perfect everyday essential.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Every white case lit by Vault A’s overhead fluorescent lights holds, on average, about 1,000 brown and white cardboard file boxes, each with neat handwritten labels noting what pieces of Idaho history are inside.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Blushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blushing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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