React to making a gaffe Crossword Clue

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React to making a gaffe Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
2. become rosy or reddish
(noun)
1. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAKING (noun)
1. the act that results in something coming to be
2. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
REACT (verb)
1. show a response or a reaction to something
2. act against or in opposition to

Hint 3: Anagram

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