different between reserved vs blushing

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?vd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??vd/
• Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

   He was a quiet, reserved person.

2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

   I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

• reserved track
• reserved word (computing)

Related terms

• reservedly
• reservedness

Translations

See also

• shy

Anagrams

• deserver, reversed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl????/
• Rhymes: -????

Verb

blushing

1. present participle of blush

Noun

blushing (plural blushings)

1. The act of one who blushes; a blush.

Adjective

blushing (comparative more blushing, superlative most blushing)

1. Showing blushes; rosy red.

   the blushing bride

   • 1709, Matthew Prior, The Garland

     The dappled pink and blushing rose.

Derived terms

• blushingly