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Ruled vs Ruling - What's the difference?

ruled | ruling |

As adjectives the difference between ruled and ruling

is that ruled is having printed lines while ruling is that rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

As verbs the difference between ruled and ruling

is that ruled is (rule) while ruling is .

As a noun ruling is

an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

ruled

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having printed lines.
    • a letter on ruled paper
  • (geometry, of a surface) Being a scroll; being such that through every point of S'' there is a straight line that lies on ''S .

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rule)
    • She ruled over her children firmly but gently.

    Anagrams

    * English adjectives

    ruling

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
    • the ruling monarch
    a ruling passion

    Synonyms

    * governing * reigning (of a monarch ) * in power (of a government; used after the noun )

    Derived terms

    * ruling gradient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

    • Synonyms

    * commandment, edict, order, rule

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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