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red·den
(rĕd′n)v. red·dened, red·den·ing, red·dens
v.tr.
To make red.
v.intr.
1. To become red.
2. To blush.
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redden
(ˈrɛdən)vb
1. to make or become red
2. (intr) to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc; blush
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red•den
(ˈrɛd n)v.t.
1. to make or cause to become red.
v.i. 2. to become red.
3. to blush; flush.
[1605–15]
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Past participle: reddened
Gerund: reddening
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Verb | 1. | redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" |
2. | redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" madder - color a moderate to strong red encrimson - make crimson vermilion - color vermilion carmine - color carmine rubify - make ruby red ruddle - redden as if with a red ocher color | |
3. | redden - turn red or redder; "The sky reddened" discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" blush - become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air" |
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redden
verb flush, colour (up), blush, crimson, suffuse, go red, go beetroot (informal) She reddened instantly.
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Translations
يَحْمَريُحَمِّر
načervenitzačervenat se
farve rødmale rødrødme
bevörösítelvörösödikpirosít
rjóîa; mála rauîanroîna
načerveniťzačervenať sa
kıpkırmızı olmakkızar makkızarmak
redden
[ˈredn]B. VI
1. [sky, leaves] → enrojecerse, ponerse rojo
2. [person] (= blush) → ponerse colorado, ruborizarse; (with anger) → ponerse rojo or colorado
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redden
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redden
[ˈrɛdn]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
red
(red) noun, adjective1. (of) the colour of blood. a red car/dress / cheeks; red cheeks; a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.
2. (of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.
3. (a) communist. Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.
the Red Army the army of the former USSR.
ˈredden verb1. to make or become red or redder. to redden the lips with lipstick.
2. to blush. She reddened as she realized her mistake.
ˈreddish adjective slightly red. reddish hair.
ˈredness nounˈredcurrant noun
a type of garden bush grown for its small red fruit.
ˈredhead noun a person with red hair.
red herring1. something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.
2. a false clue or line of enquiry.
ˌred-ˈhot adjective (of metal etc) so hot that it is glowing red. red-hot steel; This iron is red-hot.
Red Indian a North American Indian.
red-letter day a day which will always be remembered because of something especially good that happened on it.
red tape annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations.
be in the red to be in debt.
catch red-handed to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong. The police caught the thief red-handed.
see red to become angry. When he started criticizing my work, I really saw red.
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redden
v. enrojecer, teñir de rojo.
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