ruddling

Definition of ruddlingnext
present participle of ruddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruddling
Verb
  • Glow-in-the-dark outsoles represent glowing engine headers, and the shoe’s color-shifting eggplant purple upper takes a page from custom car wraps.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • On Monday, the actress uploaded a new selfie showing off her glowing complexion.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Baby pink auras add a blushing effect.
    Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Lip blushing, a semi-permanent tattoo that can enhance the color and shape of your lips, has emerged as a popular beauty treatment, and one that 24-year-old Hon was interested in.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Like any other bulb, the amaryllis needs its foliage to build its energy reserves for the next blooming period, says gardening expert Kelly Funk.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
  • This year's gold medalists include an innovative little squash and a big-blooming dianthus.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Scrub with a toilet brush, then wait six minutes before flushing again.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Liberation movements were like chemotherapy, flushing our systems to reboot their chemistry at the cellular level.
    Syda Segovia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Warning signs include yellowing within a week of infestation, purpling or reddening of leaves, stunting despite adequate moisture, weakening root systems and patchy areas of thinning or dead grass.
    Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Ruddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruddling. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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