redden
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become red.
are reddening
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present progressiveof redden.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The trunks o' the trees are reddening, which tells us the sun's slantin'; and these little shavers must be fed and bedded before sundown.
From The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys by M. B. Manwell
In the sunset, which is somewhat fiery, Shuturun and the precipices of the Tang-i-Bahrain are reddening.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The mulberries are reddening, the Doctor reports on his return with the Boy from a botanizing expedition, and black-caps are turning; while bergamot and vervain are among the plants newly added to the herbarium.
From Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Dead leaves are reddening in the woodland copse, And forest boughs a fading glory wear; No breath of wind stirs in their hazy tops, Silence and peace are brooding everywhere.
From The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems by Kate Seymour MacLean
