beet red

adjective

variants or red as a beet
: red in the face especially from embarrassment
When she realized her mistake, she turned beet red.

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Her face was beet red and shiny with tears. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 At times, kids would come through with their guardians, their faces beet red, soaked in sweat and many in tears. — Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 15 July 2024 The sisters found their mom with a black eye, shaking, beet red and moaning. — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023 Desserts was a pretty beet red velvet cake with chocolate crèmeux and blood orange gel ($11). — John Mariani, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023

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“Beet red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beet%20red. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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