ablush

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US/əˈblʌʃ/

adjective

Blushing; ruddy.

“The girl’s cheeks turned ablush at the attention.”

First used mid-19th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectiveablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

comparative more ablush · superlative most ablush

  1. Blushing; ruddy.First known use mid-19th c.

    The girl’s cheeks turned ablush at the attention.

    2 more examples

    She turned ablush when she received the unexpected compliment.

    His face went ablush after realizing he had spoken out of turn.

adverbablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

comparative more ablush · superlative most ablush

  1. Blushing; ruddy.First known use mid-19th c.

Origin

From a- + blush.

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Translations

Bulgarian зачервен
  • зачервен (začerven)blushing
Dutch blozend
  • blozendblushing
Finnish punastunut
  • punastunutblushing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ablush

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablush.

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