a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

[ Syn: bloom , flush , rosiness ]

sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

[ Syn: flush ]

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by

[ Syn: crimson , flush , redden ]

become rosy or reddish; her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air'