crimson 1 of 2

as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said

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crimson

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adjective

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Recent Examples of crimson
Verb
As sunrise paints the rocks crimson only the call of baboons echoing between rocky escarpments punctuates the silence. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 The bartenders stop pouring, the light smears into a soft crimson fog. Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Adjective
The paddle took me along this tranquil, ambling waterway, littered with sea hibiscus flowers in various stages of their daily transition from pale yellow to crimson. Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025 Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crimson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimson
Verb
  • Nickelback would blush at the amount of clichés spewed.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
  • But thanks to the marketers of marigolds, trumpet vines, and hydrangeas, my once-bleak inbox now also blushes with cheerful pastels.
    Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Rhubarb is a vegetable that grows in tall reddish stalks topped by big broad leaves.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Slightly above and left of the moon will be Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, and farther away, the reddish dot of the planet Mars.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The first Tron had played out as a series of face-offs featuring glowing figures against a black background, replicating the blank environment of an arcade screen.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Miguel and Angel were grinning maniacs standing in the middle of the set with their arms around each other’s shoulders, like ballplayers after a winning game surrounded by a circle of glowing fans.
    Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • For the event, held inside the Four Seasons Hotel, Vergara flushed her cheeks with a color cross between a guava and a peach.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
  • Tipp's reactions to new triggers included throat closing, tongue swelling, flushing, itching, vomiting, diarrhea, brain fog, bone pain, headaches and extreme stomach pain.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The company’s new Aura glasses ($385) change from cool blue to purple, ruby, and even crystal clear with the tap of a finger.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.
    David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • The landers will also be there during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Earth, as the moon passes through our planet’s shadow and gains a bloodred glow on the night of March 13 and the early morning of March 14.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Crimson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimson. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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