blushed
past simple and past participle ofblush
blush
verb[I]
uk/blʌʃ/us/blʌʃ/B2
tobecomepinkin theface, usually fromembarrassment:
I always blush when Ispeakinpublic.
I blushtothinkof what afoolI made of myself.
- I blushwheneverIthinkabout it - it wasawful!
- Even thementionof hernamemakes him blush.
- She blushed withembarrassment.
- Here comesyourfavouritepersonnow -look, you're blushing!
- Thepoorboywas blushing when theheadmistressmade him come up tocollecthisprize.
Expressing and showing feelings
- abandon
- affective
- be in/get into a stateidiom
- beatyourbreast/chestidiom
- beetroot
- flame
- flush
- freak
- freak(someone)out
- game face
- go/turn beetroot (red)idiom
- have a face like thunderidiom
- pale
- pine
- spill out
- sulk
- switchsomethingon
- throw upyourhands in horror/despairidiom
- thunder
- ululate
Examplesofblushed
blushed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Surely heblushedwhen he did that because the figures reveal the reality.
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Even the policeblushedwhen they told that one in court.
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I must haveblushedvery deeply.
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He ought to haveblushedwith shame.
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When she saw he was looking at her, sheblushedand closed her eyes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fruitblushedred, ripening in a deep abyss of pain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The red is striped rather thanblushed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sheblushedand did not answer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heblushedwhen spoken to.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The youthblushedand sat down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Where the show once seemed cutting edge with the interviews, music and subject matter so racy even some criticsblushed, it now struck most critics as dated.
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