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UK
/ɹˈɛdənd/
]
ADJECTIVE
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(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
red-faced and violent
flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
crimson with fury
turned red from exertion
with puffy reddened eyes -
lighted with red light as if with flames
streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
reddened faces around the campfire
the inflamed clouds at sunset
How To Use reddened In A Sentence
- A choked sob caught in her throat, and she brought a hand up to her mouth as her eyes filled with tears that spilled over onto her reddened cheeks.
- The boys reddened, but unfortunately held their ground.
- She reddened with shame.
- And then he'd come over, and she'd reddened, feeling as if he'd been able to see where her thoughts had been to.
- The sky reddened
- She painted layer upon layer, she drew laugh lines and reddened my cheeks.
- As afternoon faded into evening, the flow of pints became a gentle flood, noses reddened and smiles stretched closer to each ear.
- Ryan reddened in his light anger and embarrassment.
- His ankles are reddened by sand-flea bites, his head has been shorn to indicate his reduction in status.
- Fred Wye bestowed a somewhat indecorous caress on his wife, caught Miss Rondel's eye, and reddened. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
