grow pink
Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words
to gradually become pink in the face
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Examples (10)
- As he listened to the compliment, his cheeks began to grow pink.
- The shy girl would always grow pink when spoken to directly.
- She watched as her friend's face slowly grew pink with embarrassment.
- His ears started to grow pink after the mild scolding.
- Whenever he told a joke, he would often grow pink himself.
- You could see her face grow pink as she realized her mistake.
- He could feel himself grow pink as the audience applauded his awkward speech.
- Her face would grow pink with a mix of shyness and pleasure.
- She felt her cheeks grow pink under the intense gaze.
- The unexpected proposal made her entire face grow pink.