flushed

adjective

ˈfləsht 

: tinged with red especially in the face (as from shame, illness, heat, or physical exertion)

Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.

—Elizabeth George Speare

The man opposite looked flushed. … The broken veins on his cheeks were probably a sign of bad circulation and excessive drinking.

—Mark Billingham

Examples of flushed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Marin’s home, McNulty allegedly used his credit cards, changed the locks while he was hospitalized and flushed cloth napkins down the toilet, clogging the pipes, Vanity Fair reported. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

Symptoms of food allergies include hives, flushed skin, itchy sensation in the mouth, tongue swelling and vomiting, among others. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

Previously, the city burned flushed waste, leaving an odor around Blue River and I-435. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026

The filters must be occasionally back-flushed for proper operation. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flushed

• blushed
• brushed
• crushed
• gushed
• hushed
• rushed
• shushed