rouged

Definition of rougednext
past tense of rouge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouged
Verb
  • Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
    Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Noah blushed then nodded softly.
    Allegra Givens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For makeup, artist Raoul Alejandre drew black liner in Moore’s waterline, flushed her cheeks and dressed her lips in a pale pink hue.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Creamy and well-pigmented, this is designed to tint the lips with barely-there color, applied without precision, and flushed out with the smudger tool on the opposite end of the crayon.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The Sphere glowed yellow behind the stands.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
  • Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife placed a hand on her stomach.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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“Rouged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouged. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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