1 [no object] show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face:she blushed at the unexpected compliment [with complement]:Kate felt herself blushing scarlet
feel embarrassed or ashamed: [with infinitive]:he blushed to think of how he’d paraded himself
2 (often as adjective blushing) literary be or become pink or pale red:the trees are loaded with blushing blossoms
noun
1a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame:he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks
2a pink or pale red tinge:the roses were white with a lovely pink blush
3 [mass noun, often as modifier] a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties:blush Zinfandel
