blush
verb
if you blush, your cheeks become red because you feel embarrassed or ashamed
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verb
to react to something with a sudden expression on your face that shows you are embarrassed or feel pain
to feel guilty or unhappy about something
to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way
to feel ashamed and angry because you know that you have done something wrong
to feel very embarrassed
to accidentally say something that is embarrassing or that upsets or annoys someone. The American expression is put your foot in your mouth
verb
to cause or experience a guilty or embarrassed feeling, when you know you are doing something wrong
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