BLUSHING Definition & Meaning

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blushing

[ bluhsh-ing ]

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adjective

reddening, as from embarrassment or self-consciousness:
All eyes were on the blushing bride—the star of the evening!
At the mayor’s request, they serenaded the blushing councilor with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
feeling or showing embarrassment or self-consciousness:
The author plows ahead with a disarmingly blushing work about trying to embrace her queer identity, her marriage, and motherhood simultaneously.
rosy, as the sky, flowers, etc.:
This chocolate Valentine cake is delicious—and the blushing raspberry frosting is the perfect pink.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of blushing¹

First recorded in 1560–70; blush ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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Listen, you’re actually going to have a dark-skinned brother turning purple, blushing up in here.

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Turns out blushing is a spontaneous emotional reaction, instead of a result of cognitive self-reflection, new research published on Wednesday suggests.

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It's the color of health, fresh cheeks blushing under the effect of emotion.

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She carried herself with the ease of a beautiful woman, swinging her hips and not blushing at raunchy jokes, when the rest of us were still awkward girls.

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I saw Beatrice there in the center of this scene, Beatrice blushing in white.

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