unblush en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + blush.
Meanings
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(intransitive, rare) To cease to blush; to recover from embarrassment.
"It is quite a suffering to be the object of attention to so many; really I shall not unblush the whole evening."
1827, Charlotte Reynolds, Mrs Leslie and her Grand Children, page 62:He reaches out to snatch the book from her hands. She gasps. Hides it behind her back. He laughs aloud, takes himself to the kitchen. […] He gives her time to unblush.
2007, Libby Hathorn, Richard Langridge, Julianne Wargren, Phoenix: The University of Sydney Writers Journal 2007, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unblushes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unblushed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unblushed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unblushing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |