flushed

Etymology

adj

  1. Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
    Archer lay spread out, with one arm striking across the pillow. He was flushed; and when the heavy curtain blew out a little he turned and half-opened his eyes. 1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of flush

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