erubescent

[ er-oo-bes-uh nt ]
/ ˌɛr ʊˈbɛs ənt /

adjective

becoming red or reddish; blushing.

Origin of erubescent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM erubescent

er·u·bes·cence, noun

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