VERB
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make more cheerful
the conversation lightened me up a bit -
become lighter
The room lightened up -
make more cheerful through the use of color
The paint will brighten the room -
become more cheerful
after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
How To Use lighten up In A Sentence
- Oh, lighten up! I was only joking!
- When someone was talking about something deep or intense he would joke around to lighten up the mood.
- The wonderful thing about football is that you can always find something to lighten up your day - even when you've got no leg room, a restricted view and are watching a rubbish game at Oldham.
- Blue plants generally lighten up the planting, giving it a fresh, airy feel. Times, Sunday Times
- Let her hair down and lighten up. Times, Sunday Times
- Hey, lighten up! It's only a game, you know!
- In that month and into October, this plant from the Orient will lighten up a partly shaded area of my rock garden, its graceful stems cascading over a rock.
- I thought I'd slip in a few jokes to lighten up the talk.
- All too often I hear that people ‘just need to lighten up’ or ‘if it offends them, they shouldn't read it.’
- He smiles as if he's cracked some joke in order to lighten up the mood.