flushed

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flushed

/flʌʃt/

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adjective more flushed · most flushed

Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc. Archer lay spread out, with one arm striking across the pillow. He was flushed; and when the heavy curtain blew out a little he turned and half-opened his eyes.
Similar: blushing, red, reddened, red-faced

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of flush

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: reddened, red, crimson, rosy, blooming, aflame, colored, colorful, coloured, red-faced, healthy, in color, rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked, rouge, rosed

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@misc{flushed_2026,
  title = {flushed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flushed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}