blozen

to blush

/ˈbloːzə(n)/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

In an open syllable (blo-zen), the long /oː/ is written with a single 'o' before 'z'. In a closed syllable (bloos), the vowel is doubled to 'oo' and final 'z' devoiced to 's'.

kozenchose (plural past of kiezen)rozenrosesbozeangry (inflected)

In connected speech

In connected speech, the final /n/ of 'blozen' is usually dropped, and in 'bloosde', the /s/ often regresses to a voiced [z] before the /d/, sounding like [ˈbloːzdə].

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-10 · 36Marieke fleurt een beetje op en natuurlijk moet ze weer blozen.Marieke cheers up a little, and of course she has to blush again.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Fiction #484

Marked known.