flush guiltily

Frequency: 5.01.9 per million words

to blush due to a feeling of guilt

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Examples (10)

  • He made his excuses, flushing guiltily as he left the room.
  • She flushed guiltily when her mother asked about the broken vase.
  • The student flushed guiltily when the teacher caught him cheating on the test.
  • "I didn't take it," he lied, flushing guiltily under her intense stare.
  • The politician was seen to flush guiltily when confronted with the evidence.
  • Whenever his secret was mentioned, he would flush guiltily and avoid eye contact.
  • The child flushed guiltily while trying to hide the cookie he had stolen.
  • I saw him flush guiltily the moment his name was called by the police officer.
  • She couldn't help but flush guiltily, knowing she was responsible for the mistake.
  • He had flushed guiltily and stammered an apology, which only confirmed our suspicions.