Flushing
Meaning of Flushing
- (of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.
Rachel flushed angrily
- cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it.
she flushed the loo
the nurse flushed out the catheter
- drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover.
the grouse were flushed from the woods
- (of a plant) send out fresh shoots.
the plant had started to flush by late March
Middle English (in the sense ‘move rapidly, spring up’, especially of a bird ‘fly up suddenly’): symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with sudden movement; perhaps influenced by flash1 and blush.
verb, gerund or present participle
fill in (a joint) level with a surface.
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘perfect, lacking nothing’): probably related to flush1.
Information about Flushing
GalicianHyphenation of Flushing
Flush-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- Flushing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Flushing synonyms
Meaning show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face:
Meaning (of a person) blush:
Meaning (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment:
Meaning colour (something) slightly; tinge:
Meaning cloak or envelop:
Meaning of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies:
Meaning become pink:
Meaning make ruddy in colour:
Meaning expressing great praise:
Meaning having a red tinge; slightly red:
Meaning having a red or flushed complexion:
Meaning glowing:
Meaning on fire:
Meaning burning fiercely and emitting flames:
Meaning having or showing the symptoms of a fever:
Meaning (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion:
Meaning rose-coloured:
Meaning (especially of a person's skin) coloured like a pink or red rose, typically as an indication of health, youth, or embarrassment:
Meaning red in the face from shyness, embarrassment, or shame:
Meaning coarse, untidy, and red-faced (typically used of a woman):
Meaning feeling or showing embarrassment:
Meaning feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment:
Meaning optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation:
Meaning reddening; blushing:
Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:
Meaning pursue in order to catch or catch up with:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning knock or force out of position:
Meaning officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:
Meaning make (someone) afraid or anxious:
Meaning cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten:
Flushing antonyms
Meaning become pale in one's face from shock or fear:
Anagrams of Flushing
Words that rhyme with Flushing
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