ˈred ə n verb
( reddened ; reddened ; reddening -d( ə )niŋ ; reddens )
Etymology: red (I) + -en
transitive verb
: to make red or reddish
blood reddens the bandage
intransitive verb
1. : to become suffused with red : blush
the lawyer's face reddens with annoyance — Stuart Chase
2. : to turn red or reddish in color
the long sunlight reddened slowly in the little room — Mary Deasy