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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.]
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ruddle

(ˈrʌdəl) ,

raddle

or

reddle

n
(Agriculture) a red ochre, used esp to mark sheep
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to mark (sheep) with ruddle
[C16: diminutive formed from Old English rudu redness; see rudd]
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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]
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ruddle


Past participle: ruddled
Gerund: ruddling

Imperative
ruddle
ruddle
Present
I ruddle
you ruddle
he/she/it ruddles
we ruddle
you ruddle
they ruddle
Preterite
I ruddled
you ruddled
he/she/it ruddled
we ruddled
you ruddled
they ruddled
Present Continuous
I am ruddling
you are ruddling
he/she/it is ruddling
we are ruddling
you are ruddling
they are ruddling
Present Perfect
I have ruddled
you have ruddled
he/she/it has ruddled
we have ruddled
you have ruddled
they have ruddled
Past Continuous
I was ruddling
you were ruddling
he/she/it was ruddling
we were ruddling
you were ruddling
they were ruddling
Past Perfect
I had ruddled
you had ruddled
he/she/it had ruddled
we had ruddled
you had ruddled
they had ruddled
Future
I will ruddle
you will ruddle
he/she/it will ruddle
we will ruddle
you will ruddle
they will ruddle
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would ruddle
you would ruddle
he/she/it would ruddle
we would ruddle
you would ruddle
they would ruddle
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. ruddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted
Verb 1. ruddle - twist or braid together, interlace
interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
2. ruddle - redden as if with a red ocher color
redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
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