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unblush

verb

Etymology

From un- + blush.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. inherited from *bluskijaną✻
  3. derived from *blaskijaną✻
  4. inherited from blysċan — “to be red; shine”
  5. inherited from blusshen
  6. prefixed as unblush — “un + blush”

Definitions

  1. To cease to blush

    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."
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA