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
As he was answering her question, Aggie cast a keen searching look at his companion: Elsie's face was as red as fire could have reddened it, and tears of vexation were gathering in her eyes.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
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
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
Previous letters might have reddened Miss Ailie's eyes for an hour or two, but they gladdened her as a whole.
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
