red-faced
Americanadjective
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having a red face.
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blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
adjective
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flushed with embarrassment or anger
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having a florid complexion
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of red-faced
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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They sit toe to toe on the gym floor, and Ilya offers a red-faced, panting Shane his water bottle.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
While he also played a shrewd game, unlike Rachel he struggled to keep a calm demeanour, regularly going viral for his shocked facial expressions and sweaty, red-faced looks that showed his stress levels.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
At his final concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 16 years ago, every musician in the orchestra stood in line onstage to hug a red-faced Esa-Pekka Salonen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The Uncle, sweaty and red-faced, slashed through the last monstruo and was met with a cheering crowd.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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