Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aflush

/əˈflʌʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aflush
IPA: /əˈflʌʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

flushed, blushing

Archaic

Example Sentences

"That is the resurrection angel, his lips still aquiver and his cheek aflush with the blast that shattered the cemeteries and woke the dead."
"As the old mother sits there so quiet in her corner, her body worn to a silver thread, and hardly anything left of her but her indomitable eyes, it is hard, at least for a young thing of nineteen, all aflush and aflurry with her new party gown, to realize that that old mother is infinitely more romantic than herself."
"Go ahead," the quarter-deck bade him, seeing him aflush with information. ""

Etymology

From a- + flush.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more aflush (comparative) most aflush (superlative)

Rhymes With

rush brush crush flush blush lush tar with the same brush hush plush mush slush thrush

Questions

How do you pronounce aflush?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈflʌʃ/.
What does aflush mean?: flushed, blushing
Where does aflush come from?: From a- + flush.

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