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View synonyms for redden

redden

[ red-n ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make or cause to become red.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become red.
  2. to blush; flush.

redden

/ ˈrɛdən /

verb

  1. to make or become red
  2. intr to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc; blush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of redden1

First recorded in 1605–15; red 1 + -en 1
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Example Sentences

A product’s SPF rating is based on how long someone can be in the sun with sunscreen on before their skin starts to redden, relative to how long they can be in the sun without it.

The side effects of these events will cause the sun to redden, cool, and inflate to more than a hundred times its current size, swallowing the orbits of Mercury, Venus, and even Earth.

His eyes slightly reddened, he did his best to answer questions, occasionally wiping tears from his face, as his accomplishments and emotions were overwhelmed by a settling reality.

As Molly Redden reports for Mother Jones, Brannon is far outside the mainstream of American politics.

Redden said that he had prayed for peace, but feared for the future.

Here's a little bit from TNR's Molly Redden on how she got there.

He has a strong temper within him, and he can redden up beautifully all over when his equanimity is disturbed.

Koessler's theoretical initial dose of rag weed extract is one drop of the weakest dilution that will just redden the conjunctiva.

I think your nose has the impertinence to redden at home quite well as at the restaurant.

Then Betsy would redden and toss her head, for, like most girls in their early teens, she wished to be thought older than she was.

Who indeed shall ever account for all the forces that have gone to redden its cheeks and sweeten its juices?

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