redden

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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

Route 84, beyond the pump jacks sticking up like praying mantises, past the wind turbines, past where the ground seems to redden and the towns have names like Roscoe, Slaton and Post?

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2019

"Oh, gods," he moaned, as his undertunic began to redden.

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