redden
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become red.
has reddened
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present perfectof redden (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She looks up, and her face has reddened a little.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The nervous rash on her neck has reddened, and she’s scratching it.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
"See, maiden," he says, "how the moon has reddened all at once; even so, in a moment, thy beloved will vanish."
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
His face has reddened like one ashamed, And he steals off, leaving his stick unclaimed.
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Thomas Hardy
When the sunshine of this dear old world has reddened the wine in my heart—melted down its sparkles to a creamy flavor, I will give you a richer draught—mayhap a beaker of Hippocrene.
From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
