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raddling

raddling is the present participle and gerund of raddle.

Meaning of raddle

Verb

raddle (third-person singular simple present raddles, present participle raddling, simple past and past participle raddled)

  1. To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
    Synonyms:
    redden, reddle, ruddle
  2. To interweave or twist together.
    • raddling or working it up like basket work1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC
  3. To do work in a slovenly way.
    Synonyms:
    schlep, slaister, slob

See all 7 meanings of raddle

Noun

raddling (countable and uncountable, plural raddlings)

  1. Hedges or fences made with raddles.

Forms of raddling

pluralraddlings

Questions about raddling

What does raddling mean?
Raddling means hedges or fences made with raddles.
What is raddling the present participle and gerund of?
Raddling is the present participle and gerund of raddle.
What part of speech is raddling?
Raddling is a noun.
What is the plural of raddling?
The plural of raddling is raddlings.

Words near raddling in the dictionary

  1. raddle
  2. raddled
  3. raddleman
  4. raddlemen
  5. raddles
  6. raddling
  7. raddlings
  8. Raddock
  9. rade
  10. radeau
  11. radeaus

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