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Definition of redden verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

redden

verb
 
/ˈredn/
 
/ˈredn/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they redden
 
/ˈredn/
 
/ˈredn/
he / she / it reddens
 
/ˈrednz/
 
/ˈrednz/
past simple reddened
 
/ˈrednd/
 
/ˈrednd/
past participle reddened
 
/ˈrednd/
 
/ˈrednd/
-ing form reddening
 
/ˈrednɪŋ/
 
/ˈrednɪŋ/
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  1. to become red; to make something red
    • The sky was reddening.
    • He stared at her and she reddened.
    • redden with something He could feel his face reddening with embarrassment.
    • be reddened by something Her arms had been reddened by the sun.
    Extra Examples
    • She felt her cheeks redden as he spoke to her.
    • As she started to get annoyed, she could feel herself reddening.
    • His face reddened with embarrassment.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRedden is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • cheek
    • ear
    • face
    See full entry
See redden in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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