Ruddled vs Ruddied - What's the difference?
ruddled | ruddied |
(ruddle)
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep
To mark something with red ochre.
To raddle or twist.
(ruddy)
Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
(British, slang) A mild intensifier.
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(informal) ruddy duck
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 4, author=Deborah Baldwin, title=Close to Nature, and the Airport, work=New York Times
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To make reddish in colour.
As verbs the difference between ruddled and ruddied
is that ruddled is (ruddle) while ruddied is (ruddy).ruddled
English
Verb
(head)ruddle
English
Etymology 1
(en)Noun
(-)Synonyms
* raddle * reddleDerived terms
* ruddlemanVerb
(ruddl)Synonyms
* raddle * reddleReferences
*OED 2nd edition 1989Etymology 2
ruddied
English
Verb
(head)ruddy
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* (reddish in color) rosy * (intensifier) bally, bleeding, blimming, bloody, blooming * See alsoSee also
*Noun
(ruddies)citation
Verb
- The sunset ruddied our faces.
- (Sir Walter Scott)