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erubescent

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[er-oo-bes-uhnt] / ˌɛr ʊˈbɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Other Word Forms

  • erubescence noun

Etymology

Origin of erubescent

1730–40; < Latin ērūbēscent- (stem of ērūbēscēns ), present participle of ērūbēscere. See e- 1, rubescent

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