unblush

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ blush

Verb[edit]

unblush (third-person singular simple present unblushes, present participle unblushing, simple past and past participle unblushed)

  1. (rare, intransitive) To cease to blush; to recover from embarrassment.
    • 1827, Charlotte Reynolds, Mrs Leslie and her Grand Children, page 62:
      "It is quite a suffering to be the object of attention to so many; really I shall not unblush the whole evening."
    • 2007, Libby Hathorn, Richard Langridge, Julianne Wargren, Phoenix: The University of Sydney Writers Journal 2007, page 21:
      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.