turns color

phrase

present tense third-person singular of turn color
as in blushes
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) He turned color when his crush walked in the room.

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“Turns color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20color. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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