Redden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

make red

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛdən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛdən/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛdən/.

Examples

The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
The setting sun reddened the sky
The sky reddened

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blush crimson flush

Parts of Speech

verb	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame “The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
verb	make red “The setting sun reddened the sky”
verb	turn red or redder “The sky reddened”

Word Forms

blush	noun	sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
blusher	noun	yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
crimson	noun	a deep and vivid red color
flush	noun	a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

röten

rot werden, als wäre es peinlich oder beschämt

🇫🇷French

rougir

devenir rouge, comme par embarras ou honte

🇪🇸Spanish

enrojecer

ponerse rojo, como si estuviera avergonzado o avergonzado

🇮🇹Italian

arrossare

diventare rosso, come per imbarazzo o vergogna

🇳🇱Dutch

rood worden

rood worden, alsof hij zich schaamt of schaamt

🇵🇹Portuguese

avermelhar

ficar vermelho, como se estivesse envergonhado ou envergonhado

🇷🇺Russian

краснеть

покраснеть, как будто от смущения или стыда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाल होना

लाल हो जाना, मानो शर्मिंदगी या लज्जा से

🇧🇩Bengali

লাল

লাল হয়ে যান, যেন বিব্রত বা লজ্জায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சிவப்பு

வெட்கம் அல்லது அவமானம் போல் சிவப்பு நிறமாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎర్రబడును

సిగ్గు లేదా సిగ్గుతో ఎర్రగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लालसर

लाल होणे, जणू लाजिरवाणे किंवा लाज वाटणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાલ રંગનું

લાલ કરો, જાણે શરમ અથવા શરમમાં હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಂಪಗೆ

ಮುಜುಗರ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನದಂತೆ ಕೆಂಪು ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുവപ്പിക്കുക

നാണക്കേടോ ലജ്ജയിലോ എന്നപോലെ ചുവപ്പായി മാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਲ ਕੀਤਾ

ਲਾਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرخ

سرخ ہو جانا، گویا شرمندگی یا شرمندگی میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变红

脸色变红，好像感到尴尬或羞愧

🇯🇵Japanese

赤くなった

まるで当惑しているかのように赤くなる

🇰🇷Korean

붉게 하다

부끄러워하거나 부끄러워하는 것처럼 얼굴이 붉어진다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đỏ lên

chuyển sang màu đỏ, như thể bối rối hoặc xấu hổ

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นสีแดง

กลายเป็นสีแดงราวกับรู้สึกอับอายหรืออับอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

memerahkan

menjadi merah, seolah-olah malu atau malu

🇵🇭Filipino

mamula

namumula, parang sa kahihiyan o kahihiyan

🇲🇾Malay

memerah

menjadi merah, seolah-olah malu atau malu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حمر

يتحول إلى اللون الأحمر، كما لو كان في الإحراج أو العار

🇮🇷Persian

قرمز شدن

قرمز شود، انگار در خجالت یا شرم است

🇹🇷Turkish

kızarmak

sanki utanç veya utanç içindeymiş gibi kızarır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַאֲדִים

להפוך לאדום, כאילו במבוכה או בושה

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The primary meaning of 'redden' is 'turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame'.

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Using 'redden' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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