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The correct spelling is flushed.
How to pronounce flushed
/flʌʃt/
verbIPA: /flʌʃt/
Say it like: Flu-she-d
The correct spelling is flushed. To cause to take flight from concealment. For example: "The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."
Usage Examples
“The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake.”
“A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.”
“Flush the injury with plenty of water.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cause to take flight from concealment.
- 2.To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- 3.To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- 4.Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- 5.To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
adjective
- 1.Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
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