Thesaurus results for 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

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blushes

Verb

The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet.

— Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
There are two options, with Daily mode which requires just wiping the cooking chamber with a semi-wet cloth, or Monthly mode which is a self cleaning function that flushes out the internal oil and water hoses.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026