blush
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 →
2) A red or pink colour in the face. tree →
3) Pink makeup put on the cheeks. tree →
4) A soft pink colour. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it is shame before God. Ezra feels too ashamed to lift his face because of the people's sins. Interpretation: Ezra's blushing is read as true repentance: he speaks as one of the community and takes its guilt on himself. In the primary 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
- and I said: 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens. (Writings EZR.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- He blushed when the teacher praised him. tree →
- Her cheeks went pink with a blush. tree →
- Don't blush, it was a great answer! tree →
- She put on some blush before the party. tree →
- The sky was a soft blush pink at sunset. tree →
- I always blush when I speak in front of the class. tree →
- "I choose Allin-a-Dale," she said, blushing. tree →
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.
- Crushes are normal, and they often make people act strangely: staring, blushing, showing off or going quiet.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «blush» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.