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ruddle
rud·dle (rŭd′l) also red·dle (rĕd′l) or rad·dle (răd′l)n. Red ocherous iron ore, used in dyeing and marking.tr.v. rud·dled, rud·dling, rud·dles also red·dled or red·dling or red·dles or rad·dled or rad·dling or rad·dles To dye or mark with or as if with red ocher: ruddle sheep.
[Probably diminutive of rud, red, from Middle English rudde, from Old English rudu; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]ruddle (ˈrʌdəl) , raddle or reddlen (Agriculture) a red ochre, used esp to mark sheepvb (Agriculture) (tr) to mark (sheep) with ruddle[C16: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd]rud•dle (ˈrʌd l)
n., v. -dled, -dling. n. 1. a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc. v.t. 2. to mark or color with ruddle. [1530–40; dial. rud (see rudd) + -le] ruddle
Past participle: ruddled
Gerund: ruddling
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| I ruddle | | you ruddle | | he/she/it ruddles | | we ruddle | | you ruddle | | they ruddle |
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| I ruddled | | you ruddled | | he/she/it ruddled | | we ruddled | | you ruddled | | they ruddled |
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| I am ruddling | | you are ruddling | | he/she/it is ruddling | | we are ruddling | | you are ruddling | | they are ruddling |
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| I have ruddled | | you have ruddled | | he/she/it has ruddled | | we have ruddled | | you have ruddled | | they have ruddled |
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| I was ruddling | | you were ruddling | | he/she/it was ruddling | | we were ruddling | | you were ruddling | | they were ruddling |
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| I had ruddled | | you had ruddled | | he/she/it had ruddled | | we had ruddled | | you had ruddled | | they had ruddled |
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| I will ruddle | | you will ruddle | | he/she/it will ruddle | | we will ruddle | | you will ruddle | | they will ruddle |
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| I will have ruddled | | you will have ruddled | | he/she/it will have ruddled | | we will have ruddled | | you will have ruddled | | they will have ruddled |
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| I will be ruddling | | you will be ruddling | | he/she/it will be ruddling | | we will be ruddling | | you will be ruddling | | they will be ruddling |
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| I have been ruddling | | you have been ruddling | | he/she/it has been ruddling | | we have been ruddling | | you have been ruddling | | they have been ruddling |
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| I will have been ruddling | | you will have been ruddling | | he/she/it will have been ruddling | | we will have been ruddling | | you will have been ruddling | | they will have been ruddling |
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| I had been ruddling | | you had been ruddling | | he/she/it had been ruddling | | we had been ruddling | | you had been ruddling | | they had been ruddling |
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| I would ruddle | | you would ruddle | | he/she/it would ruddle | | we would ruddle | | you would ruddle | | they would ruddle |
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| I would have ruddled | | you would have ruddled | | he/she/it would have ruddled | | we would have ruddled | | you would have ruddled | | they would have ruddled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ruddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and markingraddle, reddleiron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted | | Verb | 1. | ruddle - twist or braid together, interlaceraddleinterweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving | | 2. | ruddle - redden as if with a red ocher colorredden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky" |
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Synonyms for ruddlenoun a red iron ore used in dyeing and markingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb twist or braid together, interlaceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb redden as if with a red ocher colorRelated Words |