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Meanings of flushed in English

(Especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion.

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        Having the pinkish flush of health.

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              Usage of flushed in English
              1
              Hope sang in his heart and his face flushed in the dawn.
              The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
              2
              Guest flushed with embarrassment; with something deeper than embarrassment; with honest shame.
              Flaming June
              3
              Darvo is a child's name, the youngster said; then he suddenly flushed.
              The Plains of Passage
              4
              She flushed, remembering just how well he'd used those digits that morning.
              The devil she knows
              5
              The little houses across the way had flushed red with the sunset.
              Three Soldiers
              6
              His face flushed crimson; his words were choked in his throbbing throat.
              Under Two Flags
              7
              Even at this she never flushed; she continued to smile in triumph.
              Georgina's Reasons
              8
              The child laughed; so did the colonel, but his cheek flushed mightily.
              Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
              9
              Prescott flushed an angry red; but remembering his resolve he replied quietly:
              Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
              10
              At last the rose and silver of the dawn flushed the sky.
              Ten Boys from History
              11
              Her delicate flower-like face flushed; and the slight figure became proudly erect.
              At the Mercy of Tiberius
              12
              My cheeks flushed, and I admitted, And because I need your help.
              Summer knight
              13
              Gilian, flushed and uneasy, told her of the performance in the ship.
              Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
              14
              The floods of non-men had flushed her right out into their arms.
              The dog said bow-wow
              15
              Maurice flushed hotly, but he looked the other boldly in the face.
              The Puritans
              16
              Rachel blinked, flushed, and said quickly, No, that's not what I meant.
              Night tides
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              Flushed through the time
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              United States of America
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