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redden
(redirected from reddening)

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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
Verb
1. to make or become red or redder
2. to 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)
Translations
redden [ˈrɛdn] vtenrojecer
redden [ˈrɛdn] vt, virougir
redden [ˈrɛdn] red vtröten
vi (blush) → erröten
redden [ˈrɛdn] vtarrossare
viarrossire


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