flushing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  2. verb flow freely
  3. verb glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

Etymology

From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush + -ing.

Synonyms

blush, crimson, flush, redden

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