red-faced

adjective

: having or showing a red face especially from embarrassment, anger, or shame

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Singing our hobo songs around a raging campfire in red-faced boisterous revelry? Hazlitt, 18 June 2025 The feelings of being sweaty, red-faced and kind of awkward is very familiar to me. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025

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“Red-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-faced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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