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# blush

«blush» in Mova's school dictionary: **shy, embarrassed or ashamed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (blush, blushes, blushed, blushing); noun (a blush, blushes; blush makeup, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To go red in the face because you are shy, embarrassed or ashamed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#m1)

2) A red or pink colour in the face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#m2)

3) Pink makeup put on the cheeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#m3)

4) A soft pink colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a character is shy or embarrassed: «she blushed». In science: blood rushes to the face. Phrases: at first blush (at first sight), spare someone's blushes (save them from embarrassment, UK).

### examples

- He blushed when the teacher praised him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x1)
- Her cheeks went pink with a blush. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x2)
- Don't blush, it was a great answer! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x3)
- She put on some blush before the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x4)
- The sky was a soft blush pink at sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x5)
- I always blush when I speak in front of the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x6)
- "I choose Allin-a-Dale," she said, blushing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: blushed. Plural noun: blushes. Similar: go red, flush. «Blush» is about feelings; «flush» can also be from heat or fever.

### In the corpora

- [Feeling nervous, blushing or shaking when you speak up is normal and does not make it any less brave.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too/20/)
- [Crushes are normal, and they often make people act strangely: staring, blushing, showing off or going quiet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/389-boys-who-look-at-maddie-oddly/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blush» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blush/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.