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redden
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
redden
(verb)
redden
/
ˈ
rɛdn̩/
verb
reddens
;
reddened
;
reddening
redden
/
ˈ
rɛdn̩/
verb
reddens
;
reddened
;
reddening
Britannica Dictionary definition of REDDEN
:
to make something red or to become red
[
+ object
]
First-degree burns
redden
the skin.
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no object
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Her face
reddened
when her name was announced.
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