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Blushing vs Blushy - What's the difference?

blushing | blushy |

As adjectives the difference between blushing and blushy

is that blushing is showing blushes; rosy red while blushy is suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.

As a verb blushing

is .

As a noun blushing

is the act of one who blushes; a blush.

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

    blushy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suffused with blushes or blushlike hues.
  • * 1868? , Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
    • I didn't feel blushy or quakey, but quite cool and only a little excited.
  • * 2007 , Bill Cameron, Lost Dog?
    • Well, before you have to ask and get all blushy again, I'll take you home.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 19, author=Holland Cotter, title=Treasure Hunt for Grown-Ups With Money, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=As it happens, the blushy tone does wonders for tallowy New York winter complexions, and, more important, it sets off to advantage the booth’s prize display: a 1901 portrait miniature of the future Kings George VI and Edward VIII, at ages 6 and 7 respectively. }}
  • (of a person) Embarrassed, blushing; feeling as though one might blush.