v.
- become red in the face through shyness, embarrassment, or shame.
- literary be or become pink or pale red.
n.
- an instance of blushing.
- literary a pink or pale red tinge.
- a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties.
- N. Amer. another term for blusher (in sense 1).
Phrase
- at first blush
at the first glimpse or impression.
Derivative
- blushing adj.
- blushingly adv.
Etymology
OE blyscan, rel. to Du. blozen.