ruddle
ruddle · ruddles · ruddled · ruddling
To mark something with red ochreTo mark something with red ochre.
/ˈɹʌdəl/
Meaning
3 sensesTo mark something with red ochre.
redden as if with a red ocher color
To raddle or twist.
twist or braid together, interlace
(transitive)To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
Origin
From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare toFrom rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.
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Forms
ruddles, ruddling, ruddled, ruddledSynonyms
17 synonymsinterweaveC2lockB1twistB1raddlereddenreddleinterlacebetwinebraidentwistentwineinterthreadintertwineintertwist
Close in meaning
- twist or braid together, interlace:raddle
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle