Difference between Blushing and Red-faced

What is the difference between Blushing and Red-faced?

Blushing as an adjective is that which blushes. while Red-faced as an adjective is with a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

Blushing

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of the verb to blush.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That which blushes.

Example sentence: Every good movie I watch, the hero becomes my favourite. I start blushing every time a hero romances a heroine.

Red-faced

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: with a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.(by extension) embarrassed(by extension) inebriate(by extension) angry(by extension) flustered(by extension) exhausted

We hope you now know whether to use Blushing or Red-faced in your sentence.

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