flushing

Meanings

1. The act by which something is flushed.
2. Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).

1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
2. A surface formed of floating threads.

1. present participle and gerund of flush

1. A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

1. The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
2. A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
3. A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
4. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
5. A neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York, United States.
6. A bay of Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing Bay.
7. A river in Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing River.

Etymology

From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush + -ing.