| 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” |
| adjective | (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion “crimson with fury” |
| adjective | lighted with red light as if with flames “streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees” |
| 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 |
| redness | noun | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat |