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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
blush .
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Examples
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The faint rose again blushed on his cheek; his brow and lips lost the ashy paleness of threatened dissolution; such was the dear reward of my unremitting attention -- and bounteous heaven added overflowing recompence, when it gave me also the thanks and smiles of Idris.
I.4a 1826
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"blushed" -- Des Pruneaux who had wept -- now thought proper to assume an airy tone, half encouragement, half condolence.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"blushed" -- Des Pruneaux who had wept -- now thought proper to assume an airy tone, half encouragement, half condolence.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"blushed" -- Des Pruneaux who had wept -- now thought proper to assume an airy tone, half encouragement, half condolence.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1584-85a John Lothrop Motley 1845
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"blushed" -- Des Pruneaux who had wept -- now thought proper to assume an airy tone, half encouragement, half condolence.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-86) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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We could not quite decide is whether there were different patterns for different emotions and whether one truly "blushed" with rage, since the feeling is quite different.
Uakari Monkey & The Origin of Blushing Field Notes 2007
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He kind of blushed and hung his head, and walked away with her ....
Scattergood Baines Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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And she just kind of blushed and said, well, if we don't this will help us.
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He kind of blushed and stammered, "I'm already married."
live. laugh. love. 2009
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Fear nothing, Marie, I do not even ask you if you love me; you blushed, that is enough. "
The Queen's Necklace Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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