ruddled

past tense of ruddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruddled
Verb
  • Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Suite 600 At this new Persian restaurant, eggplant arrives reddened with tomato or mixed with whey and walnuts in two different dips.
    Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
  • The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mahomes was flushed right but managed to get off a deep pass across his body to Hill for a 48-yard completion that set up the game-tying touchdown.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • As the New York Knicks captured their first NBA title in 53 years in San Antonio on Saturday night, beating the Spurs, 94-90, New Yorkers streamed out of bars and sidewalk watch parties to fill the streets across every corner of the city, faces flushed with disbelief.
    Albert Samaha, Washington Post, 14 June 2026
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“Ruddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruddled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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