- to make or become red
- (intransitive) to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc; blush
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
red•den /ˈrɛdən/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make or cause to become red: [no object]The sky reddened at sunset.[~ + object]Sunset reddened the sky.
- to blush;
flush:[no object]He reddened at the insult.
red•den
(red′n),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
- to make or cause to become red.
v.i.
- to become red.
- to blush;
flush.
- red1 + -en1 1605–15
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redden /ˈrɛdən/ vb
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