blushingly
- adverb
- /ˈblʌʃɪŋli/
:
sonrojadamente
- He blushingly glanced down when complimented on his artwork.
Examples
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Thoughts about my acquaintance with Asian literature proceeded to a blushingly short list of known works.
Academic text (1990) -
About a year later, he came into the store and blushingly introduced himself.
Fiction book (2000) -
Another, blushingly, recalled a conversation with her husband:
Academic text (1993) -
Blushingly, the lady makes her proposal, and, gallantly, the general grants her wish.
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Despite all these forebodings, I found myself almost as eager for this meeting as the blushingly lovely Mademoiselle Young Bride.
Fiction book (1997) -
Seeking representation and/or publication for what I (blushingly) think is the best thing I've ever written!
Blog text (28) -
Her mother blushingly introduced him as Alex Carbine, explaining that they had known each other years ago and had just met again through Jay, who had sold him much of the equipment for a new restaurant he'd just opened in the city on West Forty-sixth Street.
Fiction book (1998) -
She blushingly admitted her mistake after realizing everyone was watching.
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The student blushingly answered the question in front of the whole class.
Synonyms
15
1.0
Behave in a quiet, nervous way around other people
11
5.1
In a shy, embarrassed way after doing something wrong or silly
7
3.2
Move or speak in a shy, nervous way because of low confidence
3
6.1
In a quiet, modest way that shows shyness
1
3.5
In a shy, embarrassed way that avoids eye contact
1
4.6
In a way that shows someone is shy or awkward
1
7.9
In a shy, embarrassed way
1
6.8
In a way that shows you feel shame
In a way that shows someone is embarrassed
How Embarrassed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blushingly comes from blush ('to become red in the face') plus the small parts -ing and -ly, so it means doing something while you feel shy or embarrassed.