flush
verb [I] (BECOME RED) /flʌʃ/Definition
› When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol: She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize. The champagne had caused his face to flush.The skin, and skin colourExpressing and showing feelings
(Definition of flush verb (BECOME RED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/get into a state idiom
- beat your breast/chest idiom
- blush verb
- bubble over phrasal verb
- explode verb (EMOTION)
- flame verb (EMOTION)
- flush noun (RED COLOUR)
- flush noun (SUDDEN FEELING)
- lose it idiom
- marvel verb
- moved adjective
- overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
- pale verb
- pine verb
- pour sth out phrasal verb
- vent verb
- vocalize verb
- wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
- whimper verb
- wring your hands idiom
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