blush

Noun
  1. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health (synset 114074353)
    is a type of: good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
    same as: bloom, flush, rosiness
  2. Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) (synset 100119088)
    is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    same as: flush
Verb
  1. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame (synset 200103071)
    "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
    is a type of: color, colour, discolor, discolour - change color, often in an undesired manner
    same as: crimson, flush, redden
  2. Become rosy or reddish (synset 200289921)
    "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
    is a type of: redden - turn red or redder

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