crimson

³crimson

verb

Definition of CRIMSON

transitive verb

: to make crimson

intransitive verb

: to become crimson; especially : blush

Examples of CRIMSON

1. <he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said>

First Known Use of CRIMSON

1601

Related to CRIMSON

Synonyms: bloom, color, blush, flush, glow, redden

Related Words: incarnadine, rouge, ruddle; abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify

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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion