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Redden

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make red.

verb-intransitive. To become red.

verb-intransitive. To blush.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To become red.

v. To make red.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.

verb-intransitive. To grow or become red; to blush.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To become red; grow red.

Hence To blush; become flushed.

To make red.

To cure (herrings).

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. turn red or redder

v. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

v. make red

Word Usage

"Although it is also widely used, it causes the ear to redden from the pinching."

Verb Form

reddened reddening reddens

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

colour color discolour discolor

Cross Reference

blush

Form

reddened reddening reddener

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

blush flush

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Armageddon armageddon deaden leaden ledden snedden