ablush

ablush

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English a-
English blush
English ablush

    From a- + blush.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈblʌʃ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʌʃ

    Adjective

    ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

    1. Blushing; ruddy. [from mid-19th c.][1]
      She turned ablush when she received the unexpected compliment.
      His face went ablush after realizing he had spoken out of turn.
      The girl’s cheeks turned ablush at the attention.

    Translations

    Adverb

    ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)

    1. Blushing; ruddy. [from mid-19th c.][1]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablush”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
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