Meaning of Blush | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The collective noun for a group of boys.
2. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
   countable, uncountable
3. A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
   countable, uncountable
4. A feeling or appearance of optimism.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
5. A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
   countable, uncountable
6. A color between pink and cream.
   countable, uncountable
7. A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
   US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Why, Warwick, canst thou speak⟳ against thy liege, Whom thou obeyed’st thirty and six years, And not bewray thy treason with a blush?”

“[…] when he perceived her industriously avoiding any explanation, he was contented to remain⟳ in ignorance, the rather as he was not without suspicion that there were some circumstances which must have⟳ raised her blushes, had she related the whole truth.”

“Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush.”

“It was a sudden revelation, a tinge like⟳ a blush which one tried to check and then, as it spread⟳, one yielded to its expansion […]”

“And now the rosy blush of morn began to mantle in the east, and soon the rising sun, emerging from amidst golden and purple clouds, shed⟳ his blithesome rays on the tin weathercocks of Communipaw.”

“Each painting consists of a white aluminum disk, sprayed at the edges with a subtle blush of blue, pink or grey.”

“1974, “April's Fading Carnation,” Time, 9 September, 1974,https://web.archive.org/web/20130813201436/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904100,00.html The independence ceremony could not keep⟳ the blush of April's revolution, when carnations had seemed to sprout from every buttonhole, from fading.”

“2016, David McKay, “AngloGold to fire up dividend in 2017 as net debt cut⟳ a third,” miningmx.com, 15 August, 2016, The weakening of local currencies – in Argentina, Australia and Brazil – gave a blush to the financial numbers. (As a whole, all-in sustaining costs (AISC) improved to an average of $911/oz compared with the $924/oz recorded in the first half of 2015).”

“The same rules that apply⟳ to face⟳ powder apply⟳ to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean⟳ your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place⟳.”

“Makeup colors like⟳ ivory and blush dominate spring⟳ collections and have⟳ even infiltrated Burberry's shoes.”

“2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink⟳,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016, If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.”

“a blush of boys”

“I took the Red Cross senior lifesaving test⟳, the one girl in a blush of boys taking the course.”

“He had come⟳ with his own⟳ blush of boys. All afternoon they had shimmered upon the lawns.”

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