1
: outward appearance : view
at first blush
2
: a reddening of the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion
3
: a red or rosy tint
4
: a cosmetic applied to the face to give a usually pink color or to accent the cheekbones
blushed; blushing; blushes
1
: to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion
2
: to feel shame or embarrassment
3
: to have a rosy or fresh color : bloom
Examples of blush in a Sentence
Noun
The comment brought a blush to her cheeks.
The fruit is yellow, with a blush of pink.
She put on a little lipstick and blush.
Verb
He blushed at the compliment.
I blush to admit it, but you've caught me in an error.
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Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
For her glam, Lopez went for a smokey eye and warm tones for her blush, paired with a nude glossy lip.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The bookstore, located at 3040 Blake St., is one example of a flourishing romance community in Colorado where authors, readers and entrepreneurs are making public the once-private hobby of giggling and blushing over fictional people’s love stories.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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The color range is really impressive with this 16-piece ceramic tableware curation: bone, blush, mustard, olive, sky, light grey, terracotta (our favorite!), and peacock.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
For her glam, Lopez went for a smokey eye and warm tones for her blush, paired with a nude glossy lip.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
But Snow White took place in a deep, rich, painterly world, and Snow White herself was a charming, beautiful human figure who could blush and laugh and cry in ways that made the audience blush and laugh and cry right back at her.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
The bookstore, located at 3040 Blake St., is one example of a flourishing romance community in Colorado where authors, readers and entrepreneurs are making public the once-private hobby of giggling and blushing over fictional people’s love stories.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Blush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blush. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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blush
2 of 2 noun1
: outward appearance : view
at first blush
2
: a reddening of the face especially from shame, confusion, or embarrassment
3
: a red or rosy tint
Medical Definition
blush
intransitive verb
: to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion
blush
noun
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