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

Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026

Conscious of feeling a little flushed after saying all that. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

The result is more naturally flushed, windswept look, in line with the boyfriend blush trend. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026

Bündchen finished everything off with the same effortless waves and rosy makeup, complete with flushed cheeks and fluttery eyelashes. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flushed

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