Blush

//blʌʃ//

Synonyms for "blush" (67 found)

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Translations

197 translations across 54 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • blosser noun (makeup)
  • bloos verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἐρυθριάω verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Arabic

3 entries
  • اِحْمِرَار noun (an act of blushing)
  • رُوج noun (makeup)
  • اِحْمَرَّ verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Armenian

3 entries
  • կարմրաներկ noun (makeup)
  • սնգույր noun (makeup)
  • շիկնել verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • ənlik noun (makeup)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • пачырване́нне noun (an act of blushing)
  • румя́ны noun (makeup)
  • чырване́ць verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изчервя́ване noun (an act of blushing)
  • руж noun (makeup)
  • зачервя́ се verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • зачервя́вам се verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Catalan

4 entries
  • coloret noun (makeup)
  • enrojolar-se verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • posar-se vermell verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • tornar-se vermell verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 胭脂 noun (makeup)
  • 臉紅 /脸红 noun (an act of blushing)
  • 臉紅 /脸红 verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Czech

3 entries
  • červenání se noun (an act of blushing)
  • začervenat se verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • červenat se verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Danish

3 entries
  • blush noun (makeup)
  • rouge noun (makeup)
  • rødme verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Dutch

3 entries
  • blush noun (makeup)
  • rouge noun (makeup)
  • blozen verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • ruĝiĝo noun (an act of blushing)
  • roziĝi verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • ruĝiĝi verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Estonian

2 entries
  • põsepuna noun (makeup)
  • ruuž noun (makeup)

Finnish

3 entries
  • poskipuna noun (makeup)
  • punastuminen noun (an act of blushing)
  • punastua verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

French

4 entries
  • blush noun (makeup)
  • fard noun (makeup)
  • fard à joues noun (makeup)
  • rougeur noun (an act of blushing)

Galician

3 entries
  • arrebol noun (makeup)
  • rubideza noun (an act of blushing)
  • rubor noun (an act of blushing)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ალეწვა noun (an act of blushing)
  • აჭარხლება noun (an act of blushing)
  • გაწითლება noun (an act of blushing)
  • აილეწება verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

German

4 entries
  • Erröten noun (an act of blushing)
  • Gesichtsröte noun (an act of blushing)
  • Lachs noun (color)
  • Lachsfarbe noun (color)

Greek

4 entries
  • κοκκίνισμα noun (an act of blushing)
  • κοκκινάδι noun (makeup)
  • ρουζ noun (makeup)
  • κοκκινίζω verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • aappillerpoq verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • rouji verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • סֹמֶק noun (makeup)
  • סוֹמֶק noun (makeup)
  • הִסְמִיק verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • rúzs noun (makeup)
  • elpirul verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • kinnalitur noun (makeup)
  • roðna verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • merah merona noun (color)
  • perona pipi noun (makeup)
  • tersipu noun (an act of blushing)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • punastua verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Irish

1 entries
  • dearg verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Italian

2 entries
  • fard noun (makeup)
  • arrossire verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 淡紅色 noun (color)
  • 赤面 noun (an act of blushing)
  • 頬紅 noun (makeup)
  • 赤面する verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Korean

4 entries
  • 담홍색 noun (color)
  • 붉힘 noun (an act of blushing)
  • 블러셔 noun (makeup)
  • 연지 noun (makeup)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кызар verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • tveikst noun (an act of blushing)

Latin

4 entries
  • fūcus noun (makeup)
  • rubescō verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • rubeō verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • subrubeō verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Latvian

2 entries
  • sarkst noun (an act of blushing)
  • piesarkt verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • руменило noun (makeup)

Malay

1 entries
  • cepua noun (an act of blushing)

Māori

4 entries
  • mumura verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • pāhanahana verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • pūwhero verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • whakawhero verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • rødme verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Persian

4 entries
  • روژ گونه noun (makeup)
  • سرخ شدن noun (an act of blushing)
  • سرخاب noun (makeup)
  • سرخ شدن verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Polish

4 entries
  • czerwienienie noun (an act of blushing)
  • róż noun (makeup)
  • róż do policzków noun (makeup)
  • zaczerwienienie noun (an act of blushing)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • blush noun (makeup)
  • corar noun (an act of blushing)
  • enrubescimento noun (an act of blushing)
  • corar verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Romanian

4 entries
  • dres noun (makeup)
  • fard noun (makeup)
  • roșeață noun (an act of blushing)
  • îmbujorare noun (an act of blushing)

Russian

4 entries
  • кра́ска стыда́ noun (an act of blushing)
  • покрасне́ние noun (an act of blushing)
  • румя́на noun (makeup)
  • румя́нец noun (an act of blushing)

Salar

1 entries
  • eñlik noun (makeup)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • जिह्रेति verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • crvènilo noun (makeup)
  • rumènilo noun (makeup)
  • zarudak noun (makeup)
  • зарудак noun (makeup)

Slovak

2 entries
  • začervenať sa verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • červenať sa verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arrebol noun (makeup)
  • bochorno noun (an act of blushing)
  • colorete noun (makeup)
  • rubor noun (makeup)

Swedish

3 entries
  • rodnande noun (an act of blushing)
  • rouge noun (makeup)
  • rodna verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • himula noun (an act of blushing)
  • kolorete noun (makeup)
  • paghihimula noun (an act of blushing)
  • himulahin verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Turkish

4 entries
  • allık noun (makeup)
  • kızarmak noun (an act of blushing)
  • yüzü kızarmak noun (an act of blushing)
  • kızarmak verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • почервоні́ння noun (an act of blushing)
  • рум'я́на noun (makeup)
  • зашарі́ти verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)
  • зашарі́тися verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đỏ mặt verb (to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Sample sentences

50 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I blush for your mistake.

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I blush for you.

Source: tatoeba (17537)

I blush to think of such conduct.

Source: tatoeba (41611)

I blush to think of what a fool I was then.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.