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blush
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blush (blsh)
n.
A sudden and brief redness of the face and neck due to emotion; flush.
blush v.
blush
Etymology: ME, blusshen, to redden
a brief, diffuse erythema of the face and neck, commonly the result of dilation of superficial small blood vessels in response to heat or sudden emotion.
blush [blush]
sudden, brief erythema of the face and neck, resulting from vascular dilatation due to emotion or heat.
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A crucial interception from Solano spared blushes 60 seconds later ( while Given pulled off a fine reaction save from Seol Ki-Hyeon soon after as the pressure mounted.
Magpies' flight from drop zone by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
His superb goal-line clearance spared blushes against Sancho'sside and his general fired-up demeanour puts some of the other England players to shame.
Football: Arthur is out but he's one of World's all stars by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
It's left to the high class performers to try and bail their team-mates out, but where the likes of Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen often spared blushes on their travels in recent years, this time there's been no saviour.
Football: Travelling light and fully exposed; It's hard to analyse a ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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