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  • present participle of blush.
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blushing

[bluhsh-ing] / ˈblʌʃ ɪŋ /


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In “Ready or Not,” Weaving’s blushing bride-to-be, Grace, discovers that she’s marrying into a family of devil-worshippers who sold their souls for eternal wealth, and they must sacrifice her to keep the money rolling in.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

A gallery blushing in a deep wine color, with the theme of “Leisure and Labor in the American Metropolis,” is almost ready.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

“If we give $20,000 to charity, and get half a million followers, I’ll conduct a reveal,” he told me, laughing and blushing.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

Milica Nikolić, a developmental psychologist from the university’s Institute for Child Development and Education and lead author on the study, had already investigated blushing as a physiological measure of young children’s emotions in social settings.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

I lowered my blushing face to my french fries.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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