: any of several deep purplish reds
: of the color crimson
Examples of crimson in a Sentence
Verb
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Her smoky eye played with similar tones, while her lips were lined in a rich crimson hue and filled with a ruby red.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
The sumptuous primary suite is enveloped in crimson velvet, which flows seamlessly from the bedroom into a walk-through closet.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
These slow-growing trees are reliable, come in an astounding variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, and offer vivid bright scarlet, crimson, orange, and yellow fall foliage.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Her smoky eye played with similar tones, while her lips were lined in a rich crimson hue and filled with a ruby red.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
In front of her, just out of arm’s reach, a man collapsed onto the ground, a crimson hole in his head.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
The sumptuous primary suite is enveloped in crimson velvet, which flows seamlessly from the bedroom into a walk-through closet.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Kalen DeBoer went from hot seat to crimson ottoman at the end of September, when No. 17 Alabama pushed past No. 5 Georgia at Sanford Stadium.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Crimson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crimson. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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crimson
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: to make or become crimson
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