reddened Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
   crimson; blush; redden; flush.
   
   • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
2. verb make red
   redden.
   
   • The setting sun reddened the sky
3. verb turn red or redder
   redden.
   
   • The sky reddened
4. adjective satellite (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
   crimson; red-faced; flushed; red.
   
   • crimson with fury
   • turned red from exertion
   • with puffy reddened eyes
   • red-faced and violent
   • flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
5. adjective satellite lighted with red light as if with flames
   ablaze; inflamed.
   
   • streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
   • the inflamed clouds at sunset
   • reddened faces around the campfire

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