redden

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Dust can absorb blue light, and redden the object.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

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

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

Anger flashed across her face like lightning and her nose, which tends to redden and swell in anger, blew up like a balloon.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride