Use 'ashen' to describe a person's face showing deep distress or shock.

Emotional Impact

'Ashen' can indicate severe illness or exhaustion, not just fear.

Beyond Fear

'Ashen' can be used metaphorically to suggest that something is lifeless or dead.

Figurative Use

'Ashen' evokes the color of ashes, often linked to fire aftermath or cremation.

Color Association

It can be used to describe a color that is subdued, often used in decoration or fashion.

Neutral Tone

Ashen can imply a mood that's solemn, somber, or bleak in literary contexts.

Subtle Mood

 to the kidneys and intestines, causing abdominal pain; and to the brain, causing headaches and even impaired consciousness. These symptoms produce the classic image of weight loss, a hacking, bloody cough, and ashen skin.

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 waiting obviously he's not dead but he's in trouble he's in real trouble I just remembered his little voice saying hang in there don't pass out he looked ashen he looked terrified he looked in shock wasn't screaming just