почервоніти

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) + червоні́ти (červoníty). Compare Belarusian пачырване́ць (pačyrvanjécʹ), Polish poczerwienieć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔt͡ʃerwoˈnʲite]
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Verb

почервоні́ти • (počervoníty) pf (imperfective червоні́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to redden, to turn red
    • 2023 December 30, Olena Burdeyna, “"Милі пухнасті грудочки": біля антарктичної станції вилупились екзотичні пташенята (фото)”, in Focus, archived from the original on 2023-12-30:
      Мають темні дзьоби, які в міру дорослішання почервоніють.
      Majutʹ temni dzʹoby, jaki v miru doroslišannja počervonijutʹ.
      They have dark beaks that will turn red as they grow up.
  2. to blush, to flush (of person or skin: become visibly suffused with red colour due to blood flow caused by embarrassment, excitement, overheating etc.)
  3. to glow red

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