crimsoning
Blushing deep red
Crimsoning is turning crimson—becoming deep red in color.
The word most often describes blushing: Her cheeks were crimsoning with embarrassment.
It can also describe light or landscape: The sky was crimsoning at sunset.
Growing more crimson
- deepeningBecoming more profound
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- saturatingFilling to total capacity
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
vividness · brilliance · richness · scarlet · ruby · vermillion · burgundy · blood-red
Washing by water surge
coloring · suffusion · high color · ruddiness · pinkness · bloom · tinting · hue
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
awkwardness · discomfiture · chagrin · abashment · sheepishness · anger · fury · rage
reddening
Growing more crimson
- deepeningBecoming more profound
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- saturatingFilling to total capacity
intensifying · vividness · brilliance · richness · scarlet · ruby · vermillion · burgundy · blood-red · sunset
flushing
Washing by water surge
warmth · coloring · suffusion · high color · ruddiness · pinkness · bloom · tinting · hue · cheeks
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
self-consciousness · awkwardness · discomfiture · chagrin · abashment · sheepishness · anger · fury · rage · indignation