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red-faced

Speech parts

1. red-faced - Adjective

2. red-faced - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

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The red-faced president took afternoon tea With her majesty The Queen And they watched old films flicker Across the old palace movie screen Crying, "What a shame!" As she slipped in the rain Poor dancing girl Well, she won't dance again... Pete Doherty

When I realised I had a facility for humour, I latched on to it, and it gave me confidence and I built my personality around it. So I subconsciously made myself become the funny one so that would be my label rather than the ginger one or the red-faced one. Catherine Tate

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination. J. Michael Straczynski

Better to be red-faced once than 100 times purple. Mexican Proverb

Not all the red-faced are drunkards nor all the yellow-faced sick. Sicilian Proverb

the blushing boy was brought before the Principal Source: Internet

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