redden
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Dust can absorb blue light, and redden the object.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
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
To redden and blow is to lose one’s grip on reality—the act of yelling is either played for laughs or it’s indicative of some pathological fissure.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 31, 2019
He stops talking, his eyes redden, he takes a deep breath, and reaches for his cup of tea.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2019
She felt her face redden as the last of her anger evaporated.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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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
Yo asks Dr. Payne; the skin on her neck prickles and reddens.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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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
Among those hit was Conway, who rushed to the side to have their reddened eyes washed out with water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
The silhouette then burst into a reddened field of 20 silhouettes throughout the arena.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The sight of him crouched in the shade with reddened face and streaming eyes evoked from his companions not pity but ribaldry.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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He repeated the claim over and over, reddening and breaking into a sweat.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Officers said they have identified a person of interest who is believed to be mixed race, aged in their 20s to 30s and had brown eyes which showed signs of reddening.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
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
Saban said, clicking his teeth and looking away with reddening eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
“Then,” said Mrs. Buckminster, standing tall and straight, and the blood reddening her cheeks, “then the profound Mr. Stonecrop will be profoundly disappointed.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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