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redden

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red·den  (rdn)
v. red·dened, red·den·ing, red·dens
v.tr.
To make red.
v.intr.
1. To become red.
2. To blush.

redden [ˈrɛdən]
vb
1. to make or become red
2. (intr) to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc.; blush
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
2.redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
madder - color a moderate to strong red
encrimson - make crimson
vermilion - color vermilion
carmine - color carmine
rubify - make ruby red
ruddle - redden as if with a red ocher color
3.redden - turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"
discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
blush - become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

redden
verb flush, colour (up), blush, crimson, suffuse, go red, go beetroot (informal) She reddened instantly.
Translations
redden [ˈredn]
A. VTenrojecer, teñir de rojo
B. VI
1. [sky, leaves] → enrojecerse, ponerse rojo
2. [person] (= blush) → ponerse colorado, ruborizarse; (with anger) → ponerse rojo or colorado
redden [ˈrɛdən]
vi
(gen)rougir
[person, cheeks] (with embarrassment, anger)rougir
vtrougir
redden
vtröten; sky, foliagerot färben
vi (face)sich röten; (person)rot werden; (sky, foliage)sich rot färben
redden [ˈrɛdn]
1. vtarrossare, tingere di rosso
2. vi (sky, leaves) → diventar rosso, tingersi di rosso; (person) → arrossire

redden [ˈrɛdn]
1. vtarrossare, tingere di rosso
2. vi (sky, leaves) → diventar rosso, tingersi di rosso; (person) → arrossire


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At first the talk was a little gloomy, and ran mainly upon the shortness of life, the uncertainty of it, the perils which beset it, and the need and wisdom of being always prepared for the worst; this shaded off into low-voiced references to the dangers of the deep, and kindred matters; but as the gray east began to redden and the mysterious solemnity and silence of the dawn to give place to the joy-songs of the birds, the talk took a cheerier tone, and our spirits began to rise steadily.
This nose vigorously divided a pale face into two sections which seemed to have no knowledge of each other, for one side would redden under the process of digestion, while the other continued white.
The minister might stand there, if it so pleased him, until morning should redden in the east, without other risk than that the dank and chill night air would creep into his frame, and stiffen his joints with rheumatism, and clog his throat with catarrh and cough; thereby defrauding the expectant audience of to-morrow's prayer and sermon.
 
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