hot flush

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot fluhsh]
- /hɒt flʌʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot fluhsh]
- /hɒt flʌʃ/

Definitions of hot flush words

noun hot flush a blush; rosy glow: a flush of embarrassment on his face. 1
noun hot flush a rushing or overspreading flow, as of water. 1
noun hot flush a sudden rise of emotion or excitement: a flush of anger. 1
noun hot flush glowing freshness or vigor: the flush of youth. 1
noun hot flush hot flush, hot flash. 1
noun hot flush a cleansing preparation that acts by flushing: an oil flush for the car's engine. 1

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Origin of hot flush

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Hot flush

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot flush

hot flush popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hot flush usage trend in Literature

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