Blushing vs. Smile — What's the Difference?

Blushing is the reddening of a person's face due to psychological reasons. It is normally involuntary and triggered by emotional stress associated with passion, embarrassment, shyness, fear, anger, or romantic stimulation.

A smile is formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile.

To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.

To become red or rosy.

To have or form a smile.

To feel embarrassed or ashamed

To look with favor or approval

A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.

To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity

A red or rosy color

To express with a smile

A glance, look, or view

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

Makeup used on the face and especially on the cheekbones to give a usually rosy tint. Also called blusher.

(figurative) Favour; propitious regard.

Present participle of blush

A drink bought by one person for another.

The act of one who blushes; a blush.

(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

Showing blushes; rosy red.

(transitive) To express by smiling.

Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.

(intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.

(intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset;

(intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.

To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.

To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.

To affect in a certain way with a smile.

The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.

A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.

Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.

Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.

A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

Express with a smile;