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Meaning of 'crimson' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crimson [ a.]
- Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red.
2 . Crimson [ b. t.]
- To become crimson; to blush.
3 . Crimson [ n.]
- A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.
4 . Crimson [ v. t.]
- To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.

Meaning of 'crimson' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crimson [ v]
Meaning (1):
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Example in sentence:
  • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
2 . crimson [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example in sentence:
  • convulsed with red rage;
  • fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing;
  • writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
Meaning (3):
- (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Example in sentence:
  • crimson with fury;
  • flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment;
  • red-faced and violent;
  • turned red from exertion;
  • with puffy reddened eyes

Nearby Words:

crib crib-biter crib-biting cribbage cribbed cribbing cribble cribbled cribbling cribellum

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