blush

Meanings

• a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
• sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  • "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
• become rosy or reddish
  • "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

Synonyms

bloom, crimson, flush, redden, rosiness