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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At times, kids would come through with their guardians, their faces beet red, soaked in sweat and many in tears.
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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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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 13 Jul. 2025.
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