Meaning of REDDEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'redn
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- [v] turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
- [v] turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"
- [v] make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
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| | Synonyms: | | blush, crimson, flush |
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| | See Also: | | blush, carmine, color, color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize, discolor, discolor, discolour, discolour, encrimson, madder, rubify, ruddle, vermilion | |
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\Red"den\ (r?d"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reddened}
(-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reddening}.] [From {Red}, a.]
To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
\Red"den\, v. i.
To grow or become red; to blush.
Appius reddens at each word you speak. --Pope.
He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek
reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued. --Sir
W. SCott.
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