redden (redirected from reddening)

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.

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redden [ˈrɛd^ən]

vb

1. to make or become red

2. (intr) to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc.; blush

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" blush, crimson, flush 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"

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redden

verb flush, colour (up), blush, crimson, suffuse, go red, go beetroot (informal) She reddened instantly.

Translations

redden [ˈredn]

A. VT → enrojecer, teñir de rojo

B. VI

1. [sky, leaves] → enrojecerse, ponerse rojo

2. [person] (= blush) → ponerse colorado, ruborizarse; (with anger) → ponerse rojo or colorado

redden [ˈrɛd^ən]

vi

(gen) → rougir

[person, cheeks] (with embarrassment, anger) → rougir

vt → rougir

redden

vt → röten; sky, foliage → rot färben

vi (face) → sich röten; (person) → rot werden; (sky, foliage) → sich rot färben

redden [ˈrɛdn]

1. vt → arrossare, tingere di rosso

2. vi (sky, leaves) → diventar rosso, tingersi di rosso; (person) → arrossire