reddened
past simple and past participle ofredden
redden
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈred.ən/us/ˈred.ən/If something reddens, itbecomesor is made moreredthan it was:
Hisfacereddened withembarrassment.
Common colours
- blue
- blueness
- bluish
- brownish
- green
- greenish
- orange
- orangeness
- pink
- pinkish
- pinkness
- purple
- purpleness
- red
- redden
- yellow
- yellowish
- yellowness
Examplesofreddened
reddened
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Where the schist isreddenedaround the dolomite veins, thereddenedportions similarly contain an intermixture of dolomite and haematite.
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They are polymictic and especially rich inreddenedacid volcanic fragments and large granodiorite clasts.
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Gold anomalies associated withreddenedbasement rock must be of this age or younger.
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Many people suffered much discomfort, reporting runny eyes, hair that became like straw, andreddenedcomplexions.
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The trees were shredded, withreddenedtrunks encrusted with bits of metal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hers are downcast, his equally tearreddenedeyes gaze to his right.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We cringed at the sight and were dumbfounded when, after several repetitions, his tongue had not evenreddened.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The skin on their faces is chapped and toughened due to the freezing temperatures, and their cheeks are alwaysreddened.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The web is now woven and the battlefieldreddened.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The lustral waters drew their purifying powers from being both fresh andreddenedby the birds blood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In this way a carbon star is formed, very cool and stronglyreddenedstars showing strong carbon lines in their spectra.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The high altitude clouds serve to reflect stronglyreddenedsunlight still striking the stratosphere after sunset, down to the surface.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The source is heavilyreddenedby interstellar material, making it difficult to observe in the blue and ultraviolet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A very poetic atmosphere emerges from days of immense blue skies whenreddenedleaves are illuminated by the sun.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This skin quickly becomesreddenedand may be swollen before eventually turning black due to tissue death.
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- kick-up-your-heels
- kick your heels
- kick-your-heels
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- kid around
- kid-around
- kidded
- kiddie
- kiddie ride
- kidding
- kiddo
- kiddy fiddler
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- kid glove
- kidnap
- kidnapper
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