redden
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Ever wondered why your cheeks redden when all eyes are on you?
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
From its color, Ellis and his colleagues knew at least some of its stars were mature, because they tend to redden with age.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 30, 2022
Saget could — and always would — pummel decency so vigorously, so joyfully, that our cheeks would redden while our hang-ups began to feel more and more ridiculous.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022
Recounting this, Gadsby’s eyes redden; her voice is loud and breaking.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2018
The woman watched the ends of the incense redden and turn grey.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
I suspect the raw, honest anger that reddens her eyes comes from a place of knowing and experience.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023
The first signs can be harmless, similar to mild side effects that usually pass quickly: after a shot, the skin around the injection site reddens; after taking drops, the oral mucosa itches.
From Scientific American ● May 4, 2023
He explained he takes antibiotics every day as he has rosacea, which reddens and can deform the face.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
Ceylon has a yellow perianth with a rich orange cup that reddens over the blooming period.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
A handsome young swank comes to offer his arm to Katherine, and she reddens.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
The heat from the fire melted the paint on some helmets and reddened the skin in the small gaps between the masks, Marchuk said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
With a slightly reddened forehead, Ven turns his head to speak to me.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
Three bulldogs had mucousy, reddened or cloudy eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
The silhouette then burst into a reddened field of 20 silhouettes throughout the arena.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
With Cole’s laughter, hot tears escaped his reddened and angry eyes and flooded his cheeks.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
He described how there was a reddening of the skin around Noah's forehead as well as "extensive maceration and peeling" of his hands and feet.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The large balding man in long sleeves roars with every splashed basket, gestures with every scintillating pass, face reddening, arms flailing, celebrating so hard he once ripped a hole in his dress shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Researchers now aim to use the data to understand how this chicken reddening may act as a social signal among the birds.
From Salon ● May 15, 2024
Interestingly, the researchers found that strong red-light irradiation at 605-660 nm triggered a reddening reaction in E. gracilis when cultured in bonito stock.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
“Oh, that’s all right now...” murmured my godfather, Deacon McNair, from his seat on the dais next to the minister, while Mommy twitched in her seat watching Billy, her face reddening.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
