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reddens

reddens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of redden.

Meaning of redden

Verb

redden (third-person singular simple present reddens, present participle reddening, simple past and past participle reddened)

  1. (intransitive) To become red or redder.
    • But I will make you blush; nay, I will make you redden all over.1769, Plautus, Bonnell Thornton (translation), "The Captives", The Comedies of Plautus, T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, page 341
  2. (transitive) To make red or redder.
    • God redden your pale blood!1884, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Becket, act I, scene 4

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Questions about reddens

What is reddens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reddens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of redden.

Words near reddens in the dictionary

  1. reddenest
  2. reddeneth
  3. reddening
  4. reddeningly
  5. reddenings
  6. reddens
  7. redder
  8. Redders
  9. reddest
  10. Reddestone
  11. Reddi

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