reddens

present tense third-person singular of redden
as in blushes
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) his face reddened when she flashed him a dazzling smile

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  • While at dusk, the horizon blushes with coral light as fishing boats drift past the silhouette of Longtou Rock.
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  • Its self-cleaning cycle flushes the dirty water tank and removes debris from the vacuum brush.
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  • There’s also a hands-free, self-cleaning function that automatically flushes the tubing and brush roller.
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  • At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun.
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  • Its Hungarian Parliament glows at twilight—mirrored in the river’s slow current—while layered history lingers in its bullet-scarred walls.
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“Reddens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reddens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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