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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Blush \Blush\ (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blushed
     (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Blushing.] [OE. bluschen to
     shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a
     torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to
     blaze, blush.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense
        of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such
        cause, as the cheeks or face.
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              To the nuptial bower
              I led her blushing like the morn.     --Milton.
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              In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the
              young offender is ashamed to blush.   --Buckminster.
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              He would stroke
              The head of modest and ingenuous worth,
              That blushed at its own praise.       --Cowper.
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     2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.
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              The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,
              But stayed, and made the western welkin blush.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other
        flowers.
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              Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. --T.
                                                    Gray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Blushing \Blush"ing\, a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color
     like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.
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           The dappled pink and blushing rose.      --Prior.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Blushing \Blush"ing\, n.
     The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or
     flush upon the cheeks.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blush \Blush\ (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blushed
     (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Blushing.] [OE. bluschen to
     shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a
     torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to
     blaze, blush.]
     1. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense
        of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such
        cause, as the cheeks or face.
  
              To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the
              morn.                                 --Milton.
  
              In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the
              young offender is ashamed to blush.   --Buckminster.
  
              He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous
              worth, That blushed at its own praise. --Cowper.
  
     2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.
  
              The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But
              stayed, and made the western welkin blush. --Shak.
  
     3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other
        flowers.
  
              Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. --T.
                                                    Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blushing \Blush"ing\, a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color
     like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.
  
           The dappled pink and blushing rose.      --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blushing \Blush"ing\, n.
     The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or
     flush upon the cheeks.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  blushing
       adj : having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation
             or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought
             before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was
             red-faced with anger" [syn: blushful, blushing(a),
             red-faced]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red.
     n.
     The act of one who blushes; a blush.
     vb.
     (present participle of en blush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red.
     n.
     The act of one who blushes; a blush.
     vb.
     (present participle of en blush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red.
     n.
     The act of one who blushes; a blush.
     vb.
     (present participle of en blush nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     a.
     Showing blushes; rosy red.
     n.
     The act of one who blushes; a blush.
     vb.
     (present participle of en blush nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b lush ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blushing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en blush ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb blush)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/
  rood

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/
  احمرار خجلاً

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/
  errötend, rot werdend, sich schämend
     Synonym: reddening
  
   see: blush, redden, colour up, blushes, reddened, blushed, reddens, blushed, reddened
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/
  züchtig 
     Synonym: decent
  

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  rouge

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  dearg

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/ 
  1. लज्जारंजित
        "Girls are generally blushing in nature."

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  blushing /blˈʌʃɪŋ/
  rosso

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  ruber, russus

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  rubro, vermelho

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  красный

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  blushing /blʌʃiŋ/
  rojo

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɫəʃɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     发白; 雾浊

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