redden
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become red.
is reddening
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present progressiveof redden (3rd person singular).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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He explained the scaring on his left cheek that is reddening is from medication he’s taking to treat precancerous symptoms.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Morn's mystic rose is reddening on the hills, Dawn's irised nautilus makes glad the sea; There is a lyre of flame that throbs and fills Far heaven and earth with hope's wild ecstasy.—
From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Madison Julius Cawein
He is reddening as red as a rose.
From New Irish Comedies by Lady Gregory
"But the sky above the mountain is reddening and the glow of Vesuvius will give me work for to-night."
From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Robert Urie Jacob
Look! the sky is reddening already, your time is short.
From A Fortunate Term by Angela Brazil
