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
ruddled
verb
as in incarnadined
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- incarnadined
- rouged
- reddened
- blushed
- flushed
- glowed
- crimsoned
- mortified
- bloomed
- disconcerted
- humiliated
- colored
- abashed
- fazed
- discomfited
- embarrassed
- chagrined
- countermeasure
- countermeasures
- countermelodies
- countermelody
- countermemo
- countermemos
- countermen
- countermine
- countermined
- countermines
- countermining
- countermobilization
- countermobilizations
- countermortar
- countermove
- countermoved
- countermovement
- countermovements
- countermoves
- countermoving
- countermure
- countermured
- countermures
- countermuring
- countermyth