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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

/ ˈɛə /

verb

  1. to make or become red
  2. intr to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc; blush
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܳrd verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of redden1

First recorded in 1605–15; red 1 + -en 1
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But it turns out, the reddened Redick only made them tougher.

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Officers said they have identified a person of interest who is believed to be mixed race, aged in their 20s to 30s and had brown eyes which showed signs of reddening.

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Who will take up the chief Republican role in the rapidly reddening state is still an open question.

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He edged back into the contest with a right hook in the fifth as Ball - hampered by his nose, with his torso and shorts reddened - showed signs of slowing down.

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Their eyes bleary from a lack of sleep and reddened by the smoke hanging over the village, locals said they were trying their best to support one another.

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