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Definitions for Blushful

[1] to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
[2] to feel shame or embarrassment (often followed by at or for ): Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother.
[3] (of the sky, flowers, etc.) to become rosy.
[4] (of new house paint or lacquer) to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents.
[5] to make red; flush.
[6] to make known by a blush: She could not help blushing the truth.
[7] a reddening, as of the face.
[8] rosy or pinkish tinge.
[9] blusher(def 2) .
[10] Also called blush wine, rosé.
[11] at first blush , without previous knowledge or adequate consideration; at first glance: At first blush, the solution to the problem seemed simple enough.
[12] (intr) to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
[13] to make or become reddish or rosy
[14] a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
[15] a rosy glow the blush of a peach
[16] a reddish or pinkish tinge
[17] a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
[18] at first blush when first seen; as a first impression

Words related to Blushful

blushburning, color, blossom, glowing, flush, glow, bloom, ruddiness, rosiness, scarlet, redness, mantling, mantle, rouge, crimson, redden

Words nearby Blushful

blushblur, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush, blush wine, blush-on, blusher, bluster, blvd

Origin of Blushful

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English bluschen, Old English blyscan to redden; akin to Old English blysa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus torch, bloschen to blaze; (noun) Middle English blusch, blisch, derivative of the v.

Other words from Blushful

blush·ful , adjective
blush·ful·ly , adverb
blush·ful·ness , noun
blush·ing·ly , adverb
blush·less , adjective
out·blush , verb (used with object)
blush v.

Word origin for Blushful

Old English blӯscan ; related to blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German blüsen to light a fire

Synonyms for Blushful

confused, coy, diffident, embarrassed, reticent, self-conscious, sheepish, timid, abashed, backward, blushing, chary, constrained, demure, humble, modest, nervous, overmodest, recoiling, reserved, retiring, self-effacing, shamefaced, shrinking, silent, timorous, unassertive, verecund