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ruddying

ruddying is the present participle and gerund of ruddy.

Meaning of ruddy

Verb

ruddy (third-person singular simple present ruddies, present participle ruddying, simple past and past participle ruddied)

  1. (transitive) To make reddish in colour.
    • The sunset ruddied our faces.

See all 8 meanings of ruddy

Questions about ruddying

What is ruddying the present participle and gerund of?
Ruddying is the present participle and gerund of ruddy.

Words near ruddying in the dictionary

  1. ruddy shelducks
  2. ruddy turnstone
  3. ruddy turnstones
  4. ruddy-tailed flycatcher
  5. ruddy-tailed flycatchers
  6. ruddying
  7. ruddyish
  8. rude
  9. rude awakening
  10. rude awakenings
  11. rude boy

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