reddening
present 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
Examplesofreddening
reddening
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is likely that thereddeningin and around the veins was associated with one of these periods of sedimentation.
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The changes subside two weeks after the onset of the disease, but often only thereddeningof the lips will continue for three to four weeks.
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Sometimes, when there is no swelling, there is swelling of the hands and feet a few days after thereddeningof the palms and soles has disappeared.
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Many of the remainder were for tender wrist orreddeningaround the wrist.
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Suchreddeningcan affect most parts of the body.
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Outwardly thereddeningaround the nose similar to the effects of cold sores is sometimes visible.
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Red eyes, heightened colouring andreddeningspots around the mouth and nose.
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Red eyes, heightened colour andreddeningspots around the mouth and nose.
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Skin contact can lead to tingling orreddeningof the skin local to the application.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is bluish-purple when young beforereddeningto a reddish-purple and eventually fading to a more purplish-grey colour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Severe skin irritation is physically apparent, withreddeningof non-pigmented and unprotected areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Symptoms of herpetic whitlow include swelling,reddeningand tenderness of the skin of infected finger.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The injured party suffered skinreddeningand physical pain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He slumps in agony and shock, his facereddening.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A frenzy can develop as predators compete, the waterreddeningwith blood as shredded flesh and scales drift to the depths.
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