ablush

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ blush.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈblʌʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Adjective

ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

  1. Blushing; ruddy. [from mid-19th c.][1]
    She turned ablush when she received the unexpected compliment.
    His face went ablush after realizing he had spoken out of turn.
    The girl’s cheeks turned ablush at the attention.

Translations

Adverb

ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

  1. Blushing; ruddy. [from mid-19th c.][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablush”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.