rubescent

adjective

ru·​bes·​cent

-ᵊnt

: growing or becoming red : erubescent, reddening, flushing

Word History

Etymology

Latin rubescent-, rubescens, present participle of rubescere to grow red, inchoative of rubēre to be red; akin to Latin ruber red

First Known Use

circa 1731, in the meaning defined above

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