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 →

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 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 →
• 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.