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outblush

outblush verb: to exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.

Verb

outblush (third-person singular simple present outblushes, present participle outblushing, simple past and past participle outblushed)

  1. To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.
    • T. Shipman
      Each rose did in native scarlet appear, / Yet every rose was outblushed by her.

Forms of outblush

third-person singular presentoutblushes
present participleoutblushing
past participleoutblushed
pastoutblushed

Origin of outblush

From out- + blush.

Questions about outblush

What does outblush mean?
Outblush means to exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.
What part of speech is outblush?
Outblush is a verb.
What is the past tense of outblush?
The past tense of outblush is outblushed.

Words near outblush in the dictionary

  1. outbluffs
  2. outblunder
  3. outblundered
  4. outblundering
  5. outblunders
  6. outblush
  7. outblushed
  8. outblushes
  9. outblushing
  10. outbluster
  11. outblustered

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