Meaning of flushed in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /fləʃt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    flushed

    Definitions

    1. having the pinkish flush of health

    Synonyms

  2. 2. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

    Examples

    • « crimson with fury »
    • « turned red from exertion »
    • « with puffy reddened eyes »
    • « red-faced and violent »
    • « flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « We were called The Toilets originally - we were flushed with success. »
    Mike Peters
  • « Maybe humans are just the pet alligators that God flushed down the toilet. »
    Chuck Palahniuk
  • « I never viewed money as being 'my money' I always saw it as 'the money.' It's a resource. If it pools up around me then it needs to be flushed back out into the system. »
    Louis C. K.

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