Meanings
comparative more flushed · superlative 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.
1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of flush
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRed in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving the pinkish flush of health
adjective(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto ruĝ-vizaĝa
- ruĝ-vizaĝared from embarrassment, exertion, etc.
Māori uraura, peru
- uraurared from embarrassment, exertion, etc.
- perured from embarrassment, exertion, etc.
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
flushed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flushed
“flushed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flushed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flushed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flushed.
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