flushed

3.3

Cheeks that look red from strong feeling, heat or exercise

adjective
/flʌʃt/

: sonrojado

I remember the DP had told us that he doesn't really drink much and he's kind of embarrassed too because he gets really flushed in the face.

I was sweaty, wearing soiled yoga pants, flushed with fear, scared for my life.

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Examples

I have been searching forever in this... sweaty jungle, and I am hot and flushed and-and-and uncomfortable, and...

Paddington in Peru (2024)
It seems to be a very, very light flush color, like you're flushed, which is good for the summer.
But I'm really trying to emphasize the more flushed, natural lifted look.

Wayne Goss
His self assurance was gone, His face was flushed, his voice shook.
But I just like to carry that brush product across my face where I would be naturally flushed or tanned.
So when they drink, they're flushed, they turn, they get headaches.

MIT OpenCourseWare
What's this flushed blush from Sephora collection?
I was sweaty, wearing soiled yoga pants, flushed with fear, scared for my life.

Two Hot Takes
And I really love the trend of taking the blush up to your temples and then onto your nose to create that overall super flushed blush look.
After finishing the race, she was flushed and beaming with excitement.

Synonyms

red

vsflushed

380 1.0

Having skin that looks like the color of blood from heat or strong feeling

adds heat and excitement as additional common reasons for this colour

rosy

vsflushed

23 1.0

A pink or light red color that shows good health

is used for lasting healthy colour rather than a short lived change

ruddy

vsflushed

15 5.3

Having a healthy red color, often on the face or cheeks

is steady and health related rather than caused by sudden feeling or heat

red-faced

vsflushed

10 3.4

Having a very red face because of anger or embarrassment

is broader, also including colour from activity, heat, or excitement

rosy-cheeked

vsflushed

2 2.8

Having pink cheeks that show good health

is different because it signals good health, not temporary emotion or heat

reddened

vsflushed

1 3.6

Skin and eyes that are red from crying, exercise, or irritation

is broader and also covers heat or excitement as causes

blushing

vsflushed

1 1.4

A person with a red face because they feel embarrassed or shy

covers the same reaction but also includes non emotional physical causes

crimson

vsflushed

3.5

Being red in the face from strong feeling or hard effort

is similar but can be milder and caused by heat or mild arousal

blushful

vsflushed

Archaic

7.0

Feeling red in the face because of embarrassment or shyness

is more general and includes causes like exercise or heat too

blushy

vsflushed

3.2

Having a light pink or rosy color

often appears suddenly from feeling, activity, or heat rather than steady health

rose-cheeked

vsflushed

4.5

Having pink cheeks that show someone is healthy or young

is not mainly about temporary colour change from feeling or exertion

Antonyms

pale

291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

blanched

6.8

Pale in the face because of fear, shock, or illness

How Red

scarlet

35 2.3

flushed

3.3

rosy

23 1.0

pink

43 1.0

Surface Forms

flushed positive

Morphology

flushed = flush (transparent) = flush + ed

The adjective 'flushed' is transparently derived from the verb 'flush', indicating the state of having become red.

Etymology

Flushed comes from the idea of a sudden flow of blood to the face. When you are hot, excited, or embarrassed, blood 'rushes' and makes your cheeks 'red' or 'pink', which is why flushed means having a warm, red face.