'Blushing' definitions:
Definition of 'blushing'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Blushing'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the young offender is ashamed to blush. --Buckminster. [1913 Webster]
- He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous worth, That blushed at its own praise. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color. [1913 Webster]
- The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But stayed, and made the western welkin blush. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers. [1913 Webster]
- Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. --T. Gray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Blushing'
From: GCIDE
- Blushing \Blush"ing\, a. Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate. [1913 Webster]
- The dappled pink and blushing rose. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Blushing'
From: GCIDE
- Blushing \Blush"ing\, n. The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks. [1913 Webster]