adjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
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- crimson with fury
- turned red from exertion
- with puffy reddened eyes
- red-faced and violent
- flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
adjective
lighted with red light as if with flames
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Examples
- streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
- the inflamed clouds at sunset
- reddened faces around the campfire
verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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- The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
verb
make red
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- The setting sun reddened the sky
verb
turn red or redder
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- The sky reddened