blush
verb
if you blush, your cheeks become red because you feel embarrassed or ashamed
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if you colour up, your face becomes red
verb
if the blood or colour drains from someone’s face, their face quickly becomes very pale, for example because they are shocked
verb
if colour floods your face or cheeks. or if your face floods with colour, your face suddenly turns red because you feel a strong emotion
verb
if someone flushes, their face becomes red because they are hot or ill, or are feeling angry, embarrassed, or excited
noun
a red colour that appears on someone’s face because they are hot or ill, or are feeling angry, embarrassed, or excited
verb
if your face or body is glowing, it looks pink or red, for example because you are healthy or embarrassed
noun
the pink or red colour that your skin has when you are healthy, hot, embarrassed, or emotional
verb
if someone pales, or if their face pales, their skin becomes lighter because they are ill, shocked, or worried
to become very red in the face, especially when you are embarrassed. The American phrase is red as a beet.
to become red in the face because you are embarrassed
to have a very red face because you are embarrassed
if someone goes or turns crimson, their face becomes red because they are embarrassed or angry
used for saying that someone immediately becomes pale because they are shocked or frightened
used for saying that someone’s face becomes red, especially because they are embarrassed
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