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blush
verb
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blush

How to pronounce blush:

Definition of blush:

blush (verb):
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame.
to become suddenly red in the face, esp. from embarrassment or shame

Synonyms for blush:

burn
color
colour
crimson
discolor
discolour
flame
flush
glow
go red (as a beetroot)
redden
turn red
turn scarlet

Antonyms for blush:

be washed out
become pale
become pallid
become white
blanch
blanco
bleach
blench
decolor
decolorize
discolor
discolour
drain
dull
etiolate
fade
freeze
go pale
go pallid
go white
lighten
lose color
lose colour
make pale
make white
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