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Meanings of blushing in inglés

portugués
rubor
español
ruborosamente
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Physiological response to various emotions.

ruborosamente

Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset.

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Examples for "reddening"
Examples for "reddening"
1
The dark was coming fast; a crimson sunset was reddening the river.
The Firefly of France
2
Even in the moonlight she could see the reddening of his cheek.
Marcella
3
I'd like to be there and see the flames reddening the sky.
The Tory Maid
4
Tattered, blue-purple clouds, reddening in the east, were scudding before the wind.
War and Peace
5
Streams of lava poured down the mountain flanks, reddening sky and sea.
South Wind

(For a person) Showing blushes.

Usage of blushing in inglés
1
I don't want to harass you with medical questions, I said, blushing.
She, myself & i
2
And Alec hadn't been a blushing innocent for a very long time.
Shadows Return
3
And in a blushing hurry she led the way towards the house.
Cousin Phillis
4
He stood looking at the cat in helpless stupor, and blushing red.
The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia
5
Could he feel her crying the way he could feel her blushing?
Table for five
6
He is merely being gentlemanly, I said, and felt myself blushing furiously.
For the love of mike
7
I am blushing now; and my modesty has had much to bear.
The Learned Women
8
The German recognised the person of Napoleon, and retreated stammering and blushing.
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
9
Then she had the misfortune to think of the act of blushing.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
10
Hesitating, blushing, she said, Do you mind coming on to the verandah?
The Rains Came
11
Arthur was the only one who noticed Désirée blushing at these words.
Melnitz
12
With her particular complexion, she might or might not have been blushing.
Carte Blanche
13
Fanny had listened to him with blushing cheeks and in breathless suspense.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
14
The stranger covered his blushing face with both hands and sobbed forth:
The Day of Wrath
15
The girls rose and courtesied, blushing with the coquetry of their race.
The Valiant Runaways
16
Latterly, with the blushing Day in prospect, she had contracted and frozen.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
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Translations for blushing
portugués
rubor
Blushing through the time
Blushing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common