redden
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become red.
have reddened
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present perfectof redden.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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Leaves have reddened, the sweater drawer is getting use, and snow fell in Denver on the Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2020
"I have lost much blood," he answered, "and lest you should think the pallor of my countenance betokens fear, I have reddened my cheeks."
From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Claud Field
Breathe upon Leontion! breathe upon Ternissa! bring them health and spirits and serenity, many springs and many summers, and when the vine-leaves have reddened and rustle under their feet!
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor
If Mr. Hemphill could have reddened any more he would have done so, but it was not possible.
From The Captain's Toll-Gate by Frank Richard Stockton
June laughed without a flush—she would have reddened to the roots of her hair two years before.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
