blush
verb/blʌʃ/
Frequency rank: #7,103 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To become red in the face, especially from embarrassment or shyness.
Example sentence
Her cheeks began to blush when he paid her a compliment.
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