Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
brightened
IPA transcription: [bɹ'aɪtənd]
Usage examples
Then he brightened.
Peter Rabbit suddenly brightened up.
The Other Professor brightened up in a moment.
Her charming features brightened with pleasure.
Amos brightened at once and broke into a broad grin.
Muriel brightened up before she had been there many days.
Estralla's face had brightened instantly at Sylvia's promise.
So,' he briskly brightened, 'say, between us we're six score all told.
'What have you been doing, sonny?' asked the young mother, whose eyes had brightened at the sight of him.
The captain stopped, looked across the river, brightened under the influence of a new idea, and suddenly hastened back to the ferry.