crimson
[verb]
Synonyms: blush, color, flush, glow, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge

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Antonyms: blanch

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I. crim‧son¹ /ˈkrɪmzən/ adjective

1. deep red in colour:
The leaves turn crimson in autumn.
a crimson dress

2. if you go crimson, your face becomes red because you are very angry or embarrassed
go/turn/flush/blush crimson
The boy blushed crimson.
crimson with
Her face was crimson with embarrassment.
—crimson noun [uncountable]

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II. crimson² verb [intransitive] literary
if your face crimsons, it becomes red because you are embarrassed Synonym : blush:
Rachel crimsoned and sat down.

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crimson
adj.
I. red
ADJ. dark, deep, rich a beautiful deep crimson colour
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crimson
II. red in the face
VERBS be | blush, flush, go, turn He flushed crimson and began to shout angrily at Frank.
ADJ. bright, deep He turned bright crimson.
PREP. with She was crimson with rage.

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