Definition: to turn red, to blush

Je rougis quand il me regarde - I blush when he looks at me

Les homards rougissent à la cuisson - Lobsters turn red as they cook

Related: rouge (adj) - red; rougi (adj) - reddened; rougissant (adj) - reddening; le rougissement - reddening

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Pronunciation: [roo zheer]