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Blushing vs Flushing - What's the difference?

blushing | flushing |

As verbs the difference between blushing and flushing

is that blushing is present participle of lang=en while flushing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between blushing and flushing

is that blushing is the act of one who blushes; a blush while flushing is the act by which something is flushed.

As an adjective blushing

is showing blushes; rosy red.

blushing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who blushes; a blush.
  • * 1850 , Charles Delucena Meigs, Observations on certain of the diseases of young children (page 159)
    • In observing the phenomena presented in a case of tubercular meningitis or acute hydrocephalus, one will scarce ever fail of noticing the repeated blushings or suffusions of face in the now insensible or lethargic patient.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing blushes; rosy red.
    • the blushing bride
  • * Prior
    • The dappled pink and blushing rose.

    Derived terms

    * blushingly

    flushing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * flushingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is flushed.
    • We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings .
  • (UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
  • A surface formed of floating threads.

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