: tinged with red especially in the face (as from shame, illness, heat, or physical exertion)
Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.—Elizabeth George Speare
The man opposite looked flushed. … The broken veins on his cheeks were probably a sign of bad circulation and excessive drinking.—Mark Billingham
flushed
2 of 2past tense and past participle of flush entry 1, flush entry 4, flush entry 7
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flushed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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