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flushed

flushed

3.3
Cheeks that look red from strong feeling, heat or exercise
  • adjective
  • /flʌʃt/
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  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • What's this flushed blush from Sephora collection?

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

  • 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

291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

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.