# blasting vs blushing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blasting
*verb · frequency rank #13,864*
present participle and gerund of blast

### blushing
*verb · IPA /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,018*
present participle and gerund of blush

## Source
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