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flushed

/flʌʃt/ adjective B2
  1. Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
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My companion flushed up with pleasure at my words, and the earnest way in which I uttered them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 39 · B2
The former had flushed up to the roots of his flaxen hair, while the other’s beady eyes glistened with curiosity and resentment.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 76 · B2
Her sensitive little face suddenly flushed scarlet and embarrassment sat on her brow.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 53 · C1
Spencer returned, flushed and beaming, quite capable of taking any and every difficulty, physical, mental or spiritual, into consideration and settling it out of hand.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 57 · C1

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