redden

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
  2. verb make red
  3. verb turn red or redder

Etymology

From red + -en.

In classic literature

Synonyms

blush, crimson, flush

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