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- verb Present participle of
redden . - noun The action or effect of the verb to
redden .
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Examples
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At the exposure levels that we are talking about, the worst is that you could have short-term reddening of the skin.
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If a person has any reactions to their medicines, such as reddening of the eyes, unusual itching or widespread rash, they should stop taking the medicines and return to the health care worker who prescribed them as soon as possible.
Chapter 6 1993
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Nobody should ever stop taking their medicines, even if they feel better, unless instructed to do so by a health care worker, or unless the side-effects described below, such as reddening of the eyes, unusual itching or a widespread rash, appear.
Chapter 6 1993
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Even allowing for CPS charging standards (whereby a more serious s47 assault is charged as Common assault) 43 million quid is a lot of money to spend on incidents where the injury, more often than not, amounts to no more than "reddening"; and £234.97 is frankly a bargain when I think about the hours and hours I've spent taking statements, interviewing and speaking to the CPS.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
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Even allowing for CPS charging standards (whereby a more serious s47 assault is charged as Common assault) 43 million quid is a lot of money to spend on incidents where the injury, more often than not, amounts to no more than "reddening"; and £234.97 is frankly a bargain when I think about the hours and hours I've spent taking statements, interviewing and speaking to the CPS.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
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More information: [1] The redshift value is a measure of the stretching of the wavelength or "reddening" of starlight due to the expansion of space.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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He looked down and saw the snow reddening at his feet.
FINIS 2010
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“I think, of all people, you should know what I brought into this house, Kiera, when I brought Sasha here,” Mrs. March responded, her face reddening.
Family Storms 2011
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Jane sat between us, and we each rested a protective arm on her reddening shoulders.
Diversion Meg Wolitzer 2011
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These color variations are probably caused by the exposure of surface materials to the space environment, which leads to darkening and reddening.
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