unblush

Etymology

un- + blush

verb

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

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