reddening
Flushing with embarrassment
Reddening is the process of becoming red or making something red.
Skin reddens from sunburn, embarrassment, or anger.
The reddening sky signaled sunset.
She noticed the reddening around the wound.
The word captures both the gradual change and the resulting state.
Visible overhead expanse
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- glowSteady, soft light
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
clouds · afterglow · sundown · evening · amber · crimson · scarlet · hues
Same suit, five cards
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
cheeks · flushing · mortification · bashfulness · awkwardness · modesty · discomfiture · fluster
Same suit, five cards
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- flushingWashing by water surge
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
seething · fuming · wrath · ire · temper · indignation · exasperation · irritation
Body's outer layer
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflamedProvoked or medically irritated
chafing · burn · sunburn · windburn · dermatitis · eczema · hives · allergy
Color-imparting material
- dyePigment for changing hues
- tintFaint color addition
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- hueColor's specific character
shade · tone · saturation · colorant · pigmentation · tincture · wash · blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- flushSame suit, five cards
- colorVisual hue property
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- ripenessReady to eat state
tomatoes · apples · strawberries · cherries · peppers · fruit · vine-ripened · sun-kissed
sky
Visible overhead expanse
dusk · clouds · afterglow · sundown · evening · amber · crimson · scarlet · hues · fading
flush
Same suit, five cards
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
self-consciousness · cheeks · flushing · mortification · bashfulness · awkwardness · modesty · discomfiture · fluster · sheepishness
flush
Same suit, five cards
livid · seething · fuming · wrath · ire · temper · indignation · exasperation · irritation · annoyance
skin
Body's outer layer
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
inflamed · chafing · burn · sunburn · windburn · dermatitis · eczema · hives · allergy · reaction
pigment
Color-imparting material
hue · shade · tone · saturation · colorant · pigmentation · tincture · wash · blush · rouge
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- flushSame suit, five cards
- colorVisual hue property
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
ripeness · tomatoes · apples · strawberries · cherries · peppers · fruit · vine-ripened · sun-kissed · harvest
- color changedyeing, tinting, fading, bleaching, darkening
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- alchemyalchemy, alchemist, philosopher's stone, transmutation, elixir
- plant damagewilt, chlorosis, necrosis, rot, scorch
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation