Synonyms of blushes

blushes

verb

present tense third-person singular of blush

as in flushes

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)

she blushed when she realized she had walked into the boys' bathroom by mistake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flushes
• glows
• reddens
• blooms
• colors
• crimsons
• turns color
• rouges
• humiliates
• mortifies
• incarnadines
• disconcerts
• abashes
• embarrasses
• ruddles
• fazes
• chagrins
• discomfits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blushes

Long blushes through the compliment and returns it, praising Bosworth right back. — William Earl, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025

While at dusk, the horizon blushes with coral light as fishing boats drift past the silhouette of Longtou Rock. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

But thanks to the marketers of marigolds, trumpet vines, and hydrangeas, my once-bleak inbox now also blushes with cheerful pastels. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025