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# redden

verb (redden, reddens, reddened, reddening)

«redden» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To become red or redder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#m1)
2. (of a person's face) To blush because you are embarrassed, shy or angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#m2)
3. To make something red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#m3)
4. Humorously, to redden the ground means to plough a field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x1)
- The leaves redden in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x2)
- His face reddened with anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x3)
- The sky reddened as the sun went down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x4)
- My nose reddens in the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x5)
- The rash began to redden and itch, so we called the doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x6)
- Tomatoes redden as they ripen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «redden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redden/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«redden» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/redden.html) on Mova free.