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rubescent
[ roo-bes-uhnt ]
/ ruˈbɛs ənt /
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adjective
becoming red; blushing.
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Origin of rubescent
OTHER WORDS FROM rubescent
ru·bes·cence, nounWords nearby rubescent
Ruben, Rubenesque, Rubens, Rubens, Peter Paul, rubeola, rubescent, rubiaceous, Rubicon, rubicund, rubidium, rubidium-strontium dating
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How to use rubescent in a sentence
A shaft of noonday sunlight, coming through a side window, struck his hair and made a rubescent halo around his freckled face.
British Dictionary definitions for rubescent
rubescent
/ (ruːˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
literary reddening; blushing
Derived forms of rubescent
rubescence, nounWord Origin for rubescent
C18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red
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