"blushes" meaning in English

See blushes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪz/
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} blushes
  1. plural of blush Tags: form-of, plural Form of: blush
    Sense id: en-blushes-en-noun-LpVlZN9Y Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 25 39

Noun

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪz/
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} blushes pl (plural only)
  1. Embarrassment. Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: spare someone's blushes
    Sense id: en-blushes-en-noun-FwfNfKI4 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 25 39

Verb

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪz/
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blushes
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blush Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: blush
    Sense id: en-blushes-en-verb-5WYSHNLD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 25 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 25 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 25 69
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