: tinged with red especially in the face (as from shame, illness, heat, or physical exertion)
Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.—
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareThe man opposite looked flushed. … The broken veins on his cheeks were probably a sign of bad circulation and excessive drinking.—Mark Billingham
Mark BillinghamExamples of flushed in a Sentence
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In a selfie shared to Instagram, the star rocked tousled pink hair, which matched her flushed cheeks and rosy pink lip color.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Be sure to add some bright pink blush to your cheeks and the tip of your nose to mimic June's supercool, flushed look.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Non-hippopotami may have to put effort into getting Moo Deng’s glossy skin and flushed, pink cheeks, but the hippo comes by those coveted physical attributes naturally.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The priest returned to the table with a flushed face.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Be sure to add some bright pink blush to your cheeks and the tip of your nose to mimic June's supercool, flushed look.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Non-hippopotami may have to put effort into getting Moo Deng’s glossy skin and flushed, pink cheeks, but the hippo comes by those coveted physical attributes naturally.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The priest returned to the table with a flushed face.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flushed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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