crimsoning

present participle of crimson
as in blushing
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said

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  • Cue a raft of social media fancams showing a blushing Mary Bennet being pursued by her handsome, Regency-era bachelors.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
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  • One of the most direct things people can do is avoid flushing or discarding unused medications down the sink or toilet!
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
    Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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  • In February 2004, Hargitay was glowing alongside Hermann at the Writers Guild Awards.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • While the show continued as scheduled, spectators could only see colors glowing through the marine fog.
    Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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“Crimsoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimsoning. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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