redden

Blush with embarrassment

To redden is to become or make red.

Faces redden with embarrassment or anger; skies redden at sunset.

The word captures both the involuntary flush of emotion She reddened at the accusation and deliberate coloring Tomato paste will redden the sauce.

blush

flush

Same suit, five cards

  • rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
  • cheeksFacial side surfaces
  • glowSteady, soft light

shy · bashful · demure · coy · timid · modesty · self-conscious · flustered · nervous · awkward

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • ireIntense fury
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger

temper · outrage · indignation · exasperation · livid · seething · fuming · hostility · aggression · resentment

sunburn

tan

Yellowish-brown hue

  • burnDamage by heat
  • peelingComing off in strips
  • UVInvisible solar radiation

sunscreen · lobster · blister · SPF · aloe · sunbathe · erythema · photosensitivity · windburn · exposure

dye

tint

Faint color addition

  • pigmentColor-imparting material
  • stainLasting surface discoloration
  • washClean using liquid

colorant · henna · madder · cochineal · alizarin · carmine · rouge · tincture · saturate · deepen

heat

glow

Steady, soft light

  • embersSmoldering fire remnants
  • flameBurning gas made visible
  • coalsBurned or burning carbon

iron · metal · forge · smolder · incandescent · poker · brand · fire · furnace · hot

ripening

tomato

Red culinary fruit

peach · plum · grape · berry · persimmon · pomegranate · pepper · radish · rhubarb · beet

embarrassment

shame

Painful awareness of failure

discomfort · self-consciousness · abashment · fluster · discomfiture · guilt · awkwardness · unease · blunder · gaffe

inflame

irritation

Mild anger or inflammation

itch · sting · aggravate · rash · allergy · reaction · chafe · welt · hives · dermatitis

Categories
Opposites
color intensity/saturation

reddenpale

Lacking color intensity

blanch · fade · whiten · lighten · blench

color hue direction

reddenwhiten

Make pale or colorless

green · blue · yellow · blacken

Phrases
Family

reddish, redder, reddened, reddest, reddening, reddens

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G