redden
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become red.
had reddened
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past perfectof redden.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One health worker who had identified dozens of cases told me many patients had reddened eyes in the early stages.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014
I noticed that a day in the sun and wind had reddened her face and multiplied her freckles.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Captain Comyn’s cheek bones had reddened and his irascible frown lines deepened.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford
The leaders, unlike those of other societies, did not carry flat sticks, but had reddened dewclaw rattles, the dewclaws being attached to the handle of the rawhide sphere.
From Societies of the Kiowas by Robert H Lowie
She had looked at herself long and steadily after she had been dressed, and when she turned away from the glass she held her head a trifle more erect, and her cheeks had reddened.
From Louisiana by Frances Hodgson Burnett
