1. Having a red face from embarrassment, shame, agitation or emotional upset
   "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal";
   - blushful, red-faced, ablush, flushed, erubescent

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"

See also: discomposed

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], redden

Encyclopedia: Blushing