Redden

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Redden \Red"den\ (r?d"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reddened}
     (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reddening}.] [From {Red}, a.]
     To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Redden \Red"den\, v. i.
     To grow or become red; to blush.
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           Appius reddens at each word you speak.   --Pope.
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           He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek
           reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued. --Sir
                                                    W. SCott.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  redden
       v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed
            when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {blush},
             {crimson}, {flush}]
       2: make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
       3: turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "redden":
     blanch, blush, carmine, change color, color, color up, crimson,
     darken, flame, flush, frown, glare, glow, glower, gnarl, grow red,
     growl, henna, incarnadine, inflame, lipstick, look black,
     look daggers, lower, madder, mantle, miniate, pale, pink, red-ink,
     rose, rouge, rubify, rubric, ruby, ruddle, ruddy, rust, scowl,
     snap, snarl, spit, squirm with self-consciousness, stammer,
     turn color, turn pale, turn red, vermilion, warm, whiten