English Explanatory Dictionary

ruddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
  2. Ruddiness; red coloration.
verb
  1. To mark something with red ochre.
  2. To raddle or twist.
noun
  1. A riddle or sieve.
verb
  1. To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌdəl/

Word forms

ruddle ruddles ruddling ruddled

Etymology

From rud + -le. Compare German Rötel (“track”), Post-Classical Latin rudellum. Compare to reddle and raddle.

Synonyms

raddle reddle redden interlace interweave betwine braid entwist entwine interthread intertwine intertwist lace lock ruddle twine twist

Derived words

Lemnian ruddle ruddleman
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