flush

adjective/flʌʃ/

Frequency rank: #5,364 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to turn red in the face, especially from embarrassment or heat.

Illustration for the English word “flush”

Example sentence

She felt her cheeks go flush when everyone suddenly looked at her.

Synonyms & related words

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