redden

«redden» in Mova's school dictionary: To become red or redder — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (redden, reddens, reddened, reddening)

meaning for a pupil

1) To become red or redder. tree →

2) (of a person's face) To blush because you are embarrassed, shy or angry. tree →

3) To make something red. tree →

4) Humorously, to redden the ground means to plough a field. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it often tells the reader that a character is embarrassed or angry: «his face reddened». In science and nature it describes leaves in autumn, a sky at sunset, or skin that is sunburnt or sore. Phrases: «redden with anger», «redden with embarrassment», «the sky reddened».

examples

• Her cheeks reddened when the teacher read out her poem. tree →
• The leaves redden in autumn. tree →
• His face reddened with anger. tree →
• The sky reddened as the sun went down. tree →
• My nose reddens in the cold. tree →
• The rash began to redden and itch, so we called the doctor. tree →
• Tomatoes redden as they ripen. tree →

note

Regular verb: reddened, reddening; note the double «d». A rash or skin that keeps reddening and swelling can need a doctor. «Blush» is a near synonym for faces.

In the corpora

• My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «redden» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.