reddeningn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s redning, 1700s– reddening.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redden v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < redden v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or an act of making or becoming red. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > [noun]

reddening1670

1670 Acct. Causes Distempers 4 Hardening of Pease and redning of Bacon, and all Flesh Meats, if boiled therein.

a1751 D. Fordyce Temple of Virtue (1757) 61 The reddenings of conscious worth, that glowed in all her countenance.

1800 H. Davy Res. Nitrous Oxide iii. ii. 382 The curious fact of the reddening of venous blood by hydrocarbonate.

1847 T. T. Stoddart Angler's Compan. 116 Worms on their transference to the moss-jar still undergo the process of scouring..that of toughening, and..the further one of reddening.

1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. vii. 150 Impulses..run directly to the local vessels, which open up, causing reddening of the skin.

1966 Amer. Anthropologist 68 219 A few of the flints at Latamne show pot-lid fracture and occasional reddening suggestive of thermal fracture.

2007 C. Tillman Princ. Occup. Health & Hygiene xi. 379 Reddening and damage to the outer layer of skin occurs with short-term doses of around 3-5 Gy.

2. Astronomy. The phenomenon by which light from a celestial object becomes or appears redder.Cf. note at redden v. 4b. See also space reddening n. at space n.¹ Compounds 4.

ΚΠ

1905 A. M. Clerke Syst. Stars (ed. 2) viii. 100 Although the star appears never to become actually inert, its changes during six weeks amount to no more than flutterings about the lowest level of brightness. The progressive reddening of its rays as they grow dim is held by M. Osthoff to be explicable as a physiological effect.

1933 A. S. Eddington Expanding Universe i. 22 The reddening signifies lower frequency of the light-waves and (in accordance with quantum theory) lower energy.

1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. xxiii. 579 Traditionally, studies of reddening and extinction have been used to find the distances to stars.

2005 New Astron. Rev. 49 420 Because a single color can not separate dust reddening from old stars, the relative fractions of dusty starbursts and old early type galaxies in an optical/near-IR selected sample are unknown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

reddeningadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈrɛdnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s redning (poetic), 1700s red'ning (poetic), 1800s– reddening.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redden v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < redden v. + -ing suffix².

That is becoming, growing, or turning red.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > [adjective] > becoming red

rubent1568

reddening1701

erubescent1736

1701 J. Addison Let. from Italy 114 The poor inhabitant beholds in vain The red'ning Orange and the swelling grain.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 517 The redning dawn reveals the hostile fields Horrid with bristly spears.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 74 Anon a deeper rage Inflamed her reddening eye.

1894 S. J. Weyman Under Red Robe (1897) ii. 49 The trees stood up black against the reddening sky.

1950 P. MacKaye Myst. Hamlet 16 (stage direct.) The reddening dawn-light returns.

2008 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 15 The reddening needles of the tilted and dying pine trees reminded him of blood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reddening
释义	reddeningn. Brit. /ˈrɛdn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s redning, 1700s– reddening. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redden v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < redden v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or an act of making or becoming red. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > [noun] reddening1670 1670 Acct. Causes Distempers 4 Hardening of Pease and redning of Bacon, and all Flesh Meats, if boiled therein. a1751 D. Fordyce Temple of Virtue (1757) 61 The reddenings of conscious worth, that glowed in all her countenance. 1800 H. Davy Res. Nitrous Oxide iii. ii. 382 The curious fact of the reddening of venous blood by hydrocarbonate. 1847 T. T. Stoddart Angler's Compan. 116 Worms on their transference to the moss-jar still undergo the process of scouring..that of toughening, and..the further one of reddening. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. vii. 150 Impulses..run directly to the local vessels, which open up, causing reddening of the skin. 1966 Amer. Anthropologist 68 219 A few of the flints at Latamne show pot-lid fracture and occasional reddening suggestive of thermal fracture. 2007 C. Tillman Princ. Occup. Health & Hygiene xi. 379 Reddening and damage to the outer layer of skin occurs with short-term doses of around 3-5 Gy. 2. Astronomy. The phenomenon by which light from a celestial object becomes or appears redder.Cf. note at redden v. 4b. See also space reddening n. at space n.¹ Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1905 A. M. Clerke Syst. Stars (ed. 2) viii. 100 Although the star appears never to become actually inert, its changes during six weeks amount to no more than flutterings about the lowest level of brightness. The progressive reddening of its rays as they grow dim is held by M. Osthoff to be explicable as a physiological effect. 1933 A. S. Eddington Expanding Universe i. 22 The reddening signifies lower frequency of the light-waves and (in accordance with quantum theory) lower energy. 1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. xxiii. 579 Traditionally, studies of reddening and extinction have been used to find the distances to stars. 2005 New Astron. Rev. 49 420 Because a single color can not separate dust reddening from old stars, the relative fractions of dusty starbursts and old early type galaxies in an optical/near-IR selected sample are unknown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). reddeningadj. Brit. /ˈrɛdn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈrɛdnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɛd(ə)nɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s redning (poetic), 1700s red'ning (poetic), 1800s– reddening. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: redden v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < redden v. + -ing suffix². That is becoming, growing, or turning red. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > [adjective] > becoming red rubent1568 reddening1701 erubescent1736 1701 J. Addison Let. from Italy 114 The poor inhabitant beholds in vain The red'ning Orange and the swelling grain. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 517 The redning dawn reveals the hostile fields Horrid with bristly spears. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 74 Anon a deeper rage Inflamed her reddening eye. 1894 S. J. Weyman Under Red Robe (1897) ii. 49 The trees stood up black against the reddening sky. 1950 P. MacKaye Myst. Hamlet 16 (stage direct.) The reddening dawn-light returns. 2008 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 15 The reddening needles of the tilted and dying pine trees reminded him of blood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1670adj.1701
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