"blushing" meaning in English

See blushing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-blushing.ogg [US] Forms: more blushing [comparative], most blushing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} blushing (comparative more blushing, superlative most blushing)
  1. Showing blushes; rosy red. Derived forms: blushingly
    Sense id: en-blushing-en-adj-AA-FfmF2

Noun

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-blushing.ogg [US] Forms: blushings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} blushing (plural blushings)
  1. The act of one who blushes; a blush.
    Sense id: en-blushing-en-noun-TGJTq8o5

Verb

IPA: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-blushing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blushing
  1. present participle and gerund of blush Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: blush
    Sense id: en-blushing-en-verb-aXFMP8-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 80

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blushing meaning in English (2.9kB)

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