dereddening
dereddening is the present participle and gerund of deredden.
Meaning of deredden
Verb
deredden (third-person singular simple present dereddens, present participle dereddening, simple past and past participle dereddened)
- To correct for redshift.
- Synonyms:
- unredden
- To make less red; to remove the red from.
- Cold made noses of Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, and others of the Walter Wanger cast red. Hence, Makeup Man Kaufman had problem of dereddening noses.1935 December 29, “Inside Studio Stuff”, in The New York Times, volume LXXXV, number 28,463, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, section 9, page 4, column 2
- Synonyms:
- unredden
Questions about dereddening
- What is dereddening the present participle and gerund of?
- Dereddening is the present participle and gerund of deredden.
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