rougir

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to redden
  2. (intransitive) to blush

Synonyms

devenir rouge

s’empourprer

faire rougir

s’enluminer

bloom

cramoisir

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁu.ʒiʁ/
Etymology

In summary

From Old French rogir, from roge + -ir. Equivalent to Modern French rouge + -ir.

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