1. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
   "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by";
   - crimson, flush, redden
    
2. Become rosy or reddish
   "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

1. Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment, guilt, shame or modesty)
   "Her blush revealed her embarrassment at the compliment";
   - flush
    
2. A rosy colour (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
   "His blush revealed his embarrassment";
   - bloom, flush, rosiness
    
3. [N. Amer] Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
   "She lightly dusted her cheeks with blush to add a healthy glow";
   - rouge, paint, blusher

Derived forms: blushing, blushes, blushed

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], good health, healthiness, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, makeup, make-up, physiological reaction, redden, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, war paint [informal]

Encyclopedia: Blush, Albania