blush

Etymology 1
From, , , , from , perhaps from , from or alternatively from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
 * 2) A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
 * 3)  A feeling or appearance of optimism.
 * 4) * 1974, “April's Fading Carnation,” Time, 9 September, 1974,Superscript text
 * The independence ceremony could not keep the blush of April's revolution, when carnations had seemed to sprout from every buttonhole, from fading.
 * 1) * 2016, David McKay, “AngloGold to fire up dividend in 2017 as net debt cut a third,” miningmx.com, 15 August, 2016,
 * The weakening of local currencies – in Argentina, Australia and Brazil – gave a blush to the financial numbers. (As a whole, all-in sustaining costs (AISC) improved to an average of $911/oz compared with the $924/oz recorded in the first half of 2015).
 * 1)  A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
 * 2) * 2016, Sana Passricha, “Keep or Toss: The Shelflife of Your Beauty Treasures,” iDIVA, 22 July, 2016,
 * The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place.
 * 1) A color between pink and cream.
 * 2)  A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
 * 3) * 2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016,
 * If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.
 * 1) * 2016, Sana Passricha, “Keep or Toss: The Shelflife of Your Beauty Treasures,” iDIVA, 22 July, 2016,
 * The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place.
 * 1) A color between pink and cream.
 * 2)  A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
 * 3) * 2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016,
 * If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.
 * 1)  A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
 * 2) * 2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016,
 * If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.
 * If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Belarusian: пачырване́нне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: červenání se
 * Esperanto: ruĝiĝo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: rubideza, rubor
 * Georgian: გაწითლება, ალეწვა, აჭარხლება
 * German:, , , Gesichtsröte, Schamesröte
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 적면(赤面), 붉힘
 * Latgalian: tveikst
 * Latvian: sarkst
 * Malay: cepua
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: enrubescimento,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian:, , кра́ска стыда́
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: himula, paghihimula
 * Ukrainian: почервоні́ння


 * Afrikaans: blosser
 * Arabic: رُوج
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: ənlik
 * Belarusian: румя́ны
 * Bulgarian: руж
 * Catalan: coloret
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:, blush
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: ruuž, põsepuna
 * Finnish:
 * French:, fard à joues,
 * Galician: arrebol
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: סומק
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: kinnalitur
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 頬紅
 * Korean: 연지(臙脂), 블러셔
 * Latin: fūcus
 * Macedonian: руменило
 * Persian: روژ گونه,
 * Polish:, róż do policzków
 * Portuguese: blush
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Salar: eñlik
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: румѐнило, зарудак, црвѐнило
 * Roman:, zarudak,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kolorete
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: рум'я́на


 * German: Pastellrosa,, Lachsfarbe, Lachsrosa
 * Japanese: 淡紅色
 * Korean:

Verb

 * 1)  To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
 * 2)  To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
 * 3)  To become red or pink.
 * 4)  To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
 * 5)  To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
 * 6)  To express or make known by blushing.
 * 7)  To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
 * 8)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 9)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To become red or pink.
 * 2)  To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
 * 3)  To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
 * 4)  To express or make known by blushing.
 * 5)  To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
 * 6)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 7)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
 * 2)  To express or make known by blushing.
 * 3)  To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
 * 4)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 5)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To express or make known by blushing.
 * 2)  To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
 * 3)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 4)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
 * 2)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 3)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 2)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
 * 2)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
 * 1)  Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: bloos
 * Arabic: اِحْمَرَّ
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: чырване́ць
 * Bulgarian: зачервя́вам се, зачервя́ се, изчервя́вам се, изчервя́ се, поруменя́вам
 * Catalan: posar-se vermell, tornar-se vermell,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: červenat se, začervenat se
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: roziĝi, ruĝiĝi
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * Georgian: წითლდება, გაწითლდება, აჭარხლდება, აილეწება
 * German:, rot werden, sich schämen
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐρυθριάω
 * Greenlandic: aappillerpoq
 * Haitian Creole: rouji
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: roðna
 * Ingrian: punastua
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 붉히다
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latin: rubeō, subrubeō, rubescō
 * Latvian: piesarkt
 * Maori: pāhanahana, whakawhero, pūwhero, mumura
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, , sczerwienieć, się
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: červenať sa, začervenať sa
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: himulahin
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: червоні́ти, почервоні́ти
 * Vietnamese: đỏ mặt

Etymology 2

 * attested in the late 15th century.

Noun

 * A blush of boys.
 * A blush of boys.

Usage notes
This is probably a fanciful expression and has never been in common use.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  makeup used to redden the cheeks

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  makeup used to redden the cheeks