rubescent
[ roo-bes-uh nt ]
/ ruˈbɛs ənt /
adjective
becoming red; blushing.
Origin of rubescent
OTHER WORDS FROM rubescent
ru·bes·cence, nounWords nearby rubescent
Example sentences from the Web for rubescent
A shaft of noonday sunlight, coming through a side window, struck his hair and made a rubescent halo around his freckled face.
British Dictionary definitions for rubescent
rubescent
/ (ruːˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
literary
reddening; blushing
Derived forms of rubescent
rubescence, nounWord Origin for rubescent
C18: from Latin
rubescere to grow red, from
ruber red
Medical definitions for rubescent
rubescent
[ rōō-bĕs′ənt ]
adj.
Turning red; reddening.