aflush
/əˈflʌʃ/
aflush adjective: flushed, blushing.
Adjective
aflush (comparative more aflush, superlative most aflush)
- flushed, blushing
- That is the resurrection angel, his lips still aquiver and his cheek aflush with the blast that shattered the cemeteries and woke the dead.1886, Thomas De Witt Talmage, New Tabernacle Sermons
- As the old mother sits there so quiet in her corner, her body worn to a silver thread, and hardly anything left of her but her indomitable eyes, it is hard, at least for a young thing of nineteen, all aflush and aflurry with her new party gown, to realize that that old mother is infinitely more...1906, Various, Different Girls
Forms of aflush
| comparative | more aflush |
|---|---|
| superlative | most aflush |
Origin of aflush
From a- + flush.
Words that rhyme with aflush
Questions about aflush
- What does aflush mean?
- Aflush means flushed, blushing.
- What part of speech is aflush?
- Aflush is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce aflush?
- Aflush is pronounced /əˈflʌʃ/.
Words near aflush in the dictionary
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