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/ |
- 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
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