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redden

[red-n] / ˈrɛd n /


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Ever wondered why your cheeks redden when all eyes are on you?

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

From its color, Ellis and his colleagues knew at least some of its stars were mature, because they tend to redden with age.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 30, 2022

To redden and blow is to lose one’s grip on reality—the act of yelling is either played for laughs or it’s indicative of some pathological fissure.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 31, 2019

Bliss “is the exact reason women and men don’t report these crimes,” Feden said, as Bliss’ face appeared to redden.

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2018

The woman watched the ends of the incense redden and turn grey.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

I suspect the raw, honest anger that reddens her eyes comes from a place of knowing and experience.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023

He explained he takes antibiotics every day as he has rosacea, which reddens and can deform the face.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022

Ceylon has a yellow perianth with a rich orange cup that reddens over the blooming period.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

Why couldn’t it be the interstellar gas that reddens distant stars and not the dust?

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

The Director’s face reddens, but he keeps his voice calm.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

The heat from the fire melted the paint on some helmets and reddened the skin in the small gaps between the masks, Marchuk said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

But it turns out, the reddened Redick only made them tougher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

These analyses revealed that reddened cells not only had a high concentration of diadinoxanthin, the most abundant carotenoid in E. gracilis, but also produced an unidentified xanthophyll-type carotenoid.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024

Penelope’s cheeks reddened as if she had been slapped.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025

The large balding man in long sleeves roars with every splashed basket, gestures with every scintillating pass, face reddening, arms flailing, celebrating so hard he once ripped a hole in his dress shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

Researchers now aim to use the data to understand how this chicken reddening may act as a social signal among the birds.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

In a recent study, researchers from Japan found an efficient and low-resource approach to trigger a reddening reaction in E. gracilis using red light and a bonito fish-based culture medium.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024

Harry’s ribs ached, he felt lightheaded with hunger, but he lay back on the grass beneath the reddening sky and laughed until his throat was raw.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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