flushed

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flʌʃt/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌʃt

Adjective

flushed (comparative more flushed, superlative most flushed)

  1. Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
    • 1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room:
      Archer lay spread out, with one arm striking across the pillow. He was flushed; and when the heavy curtain blew out a little he turned and half-opened his eyes.

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Verb

flushed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of flush

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