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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unblush en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + blush.

Meanings

  1. (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

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unblushes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unblushed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unblushed Tense=Past lexicographic
unblushing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic