blushing

adjective
UK: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
US: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

  1. Becoming red in the face because you are embarrassed or shy.

    1. She was blushing when he told her she was pretty. [ ] [ ]
    2. The student started blushing when the teacher asked about the mistake in front of everyone. [ ] [ ]
blushing noun

  1. The act of becoming red in the face because you are embarrassed or shy.

    1. Her blushing was a sign she liked him. [ ] [ ]
    2. A slight blushing appeared on his face as he accepted the compliment graciously. [ ] [ ]
blushing verb

  1. Present participle of blush: to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or shy.

    1. She is blushing because of the compliment. [ ] [ ]
    2. He found himself blushing as he recalled the embarrassing moment from the previous night. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "blushing" is /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "blushing": "She was blushing when he told her she was pretty.". More examples on the page.