ruddle
1 of 2noun
rud·dle ˈrə-dᵊl 
: red ocher
ruddle
2 of 2verb
ruddled; ruddling ˈrəd-liŋ
ˈrə-dᵊl-iŋ
transitive verb
: to color with or as if with red ocher : redden
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English rodel, from rud, rude, rode "red color, redness" (going back to Old English rudu) + -le, noun suffix, perhaps here instrumental — more at ruddy
Verb
derivative of ruddle entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1538, in the meaning defined above
ruddle
verb
as in to rouge
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- rouge
- flush
- blush
- glow
- crimson
- bloom
- incarnadine
- color
- chagrin
- humiliate
- redden
- faze
- embarrass
- mortify
- disconcert
- abash
- discomfit