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rubescent
ru·bes·cent [ roo béss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
reddening: turning red or reddish, e.g. by blushing ( literary )

[Mid-18th century. < Latin rubescent-, present participle of rubescere "redden" < rubeus "red"]

ru·bes·cence noun
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