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Synonyms for redden

Most common

blush flush crimson

All synonyms

Verb

1. Blush

blush, flush, crimson, color US, colour UK, incarnadine formal dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To become red or redder.

    Ere this had redden'd with my odious blood.

Related words

Word family
red

Forms

Past participle
reddened
e.g. reddened → blushed, flushed, crimsoned, color'd…

Example sentences

  • crimson As the sun sets, the sky turns a beautiful crimson.
  • blush Shame makes one blush, fear makes one turn yellow.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
reddenrising
crimsonrising
blushrising
ruddlefalling
raddlesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
color2, flush1, blush1
6 letters
colour2, ruddle2, raddle
7 letters
crimson2
11 letters
incarnadine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
rougir
Italiano
arrossire
Español
enrojecer
Deutsch
erröten