incarnadining

verb

present participle of incarnadine
as in ruddling

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  1. blooming
  2. blushing
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  • The fashion designer embraced a swimwear-as-outerwear moment in a see-through maxidress that was blooming with florals.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Choose blooming fuchsia for instant color that lasts through October or longer.
    — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of blooming
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  • Soon, though, the musicians fill in the midrange with blushing chords and a bell-tone melody that pulls gently away from the root note, creating a gentle tension.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That gradually began to change over a few hours of Colquitt’s patient mending, shadowing, blushing, and eyelash-affixing.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of blushing
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“Incarnadining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnadining. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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