reddened

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Word: Reddened

Part of Speech: Adjective

Usage Instructions:

• When to use: You can use "reddened" to describe things that have changed color to red, especially faces, skies, or objects that are glowing or reflecting red light.
• How to use: Typically placed before a noun or after a linking verb (like "is" or "was").

Examples:

1. Describing a Face: "After running up the hill, his face was reddened from the exertion."
2. Describing a Sunset: "The sky was reddened at sunset, creating a beautiful backdrop for the evening."
3. Describing Embarrassment: "She felt her cheeks reddened when she realized everyone was looking at her."

Advanced Usage:

• Figurative Use: "Reddend" can also be used metaphorically to describe feelings or emotions. For example, "His temper reddened as he heard the unfair criticism."

Word Variants:

• Base Word: Red
• Verb Form: Redden (to make or become red)
• Noun Form: Redness (the quality of being red)

Different Meanings:

• Literal: The physical change of color to red.
• Emotional: A change in color due to feelings like anger, embarrassment, or embarrassment.

Synonyms:

• Blushed
• Flushed
• Crimsoned
• Inflamed (in the context of anger or embarrassment)

Related Idioms:

• "Seeing red": This means to become very angry.
• "Red-handed": Caught in the act of doing something wrong.

Phrasal Verbs:

While there are no direct phrasal verbs for "reddened," you can think of phrases like "redden up" which could mean to become red, but this is less common.

Summary:

"Reddened" is a versatile word that can describe both physical changes in color and emotional states.

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Adjective

1. lighted with red light as if with flames
   • streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
   • the inflamed clouds at sunset
   • reddened faces around the campfire
2. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
   • crimson with fury
   • turned red from exertion
   • with puffy reddened eyes
   • red-faced and violent
   • flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment

Synonyms

• ablaze
• inflamed
• crimson
• red
• red-faced
• flushed