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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

This is the guy whose face tends to redden after a stray shot?

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2021

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

I snort and immediately feel my cheeks redden.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

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

Your face paled, then reddened, then paled again.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2024

The silhouette then burst into a reddened field of 20 silhouettes throughout the arena.

From Seattle Times Apr. 19, 2024

The towers and domes of the city were visible beyond it, reddened by the light of the setting sun.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He described how there was a reddening of the skin around Noah's forehead as well as "extensive maceration and peeling" of his hands and feet.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

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

Ser Rodrik strode among the boys, face reddening beneath his white whiskers, muttering at .them one and all.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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