outblush

O1U1T1B3L1U1S1H4

verb

To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.

“T. Shipman Each rose did in native scarlet appear, / Yet every rose was outblushed by her.”

Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verboutblush (third-person singular simple present outblushes, present participle outblushing, simple past and past participle outblushed)

present singular third person outblushes · participle present outblushing · participle past outblushed · past outblushed

  1. To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.

    T. Shipman Each rose did in native scarlet appear, / Yet every rose was outblushed by her.

Origin

From out- + blush.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

outblush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outblush

MLA

“outblush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outblush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

Source: outblush on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.