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.