🧵 To braid 🟥 A red dye 🟥 To color red

to ruddle

9.9

To color something red with red powder or paint

verb
/ˈrʌdəl/

Archaic

: pintar de ocre

They ruddled the clay to create vibrant pottery.

Examples

The shepherd would ruddle his sheep to identify them in the flock.
Centuries ago, artists would ruddle cave walls with vivid imagery.
Her cheeks seemed to ruddle with excitement on the brisk winter morning.
After she ruddled the sheep, they looked striking.
The artist decided to ruddle the canvas with a rich red hue to evoke deep emotion.
To prepare for the ceremony, the villagers would ruddle the ceremonial masks with red ochre.
Before the race, the farmer would ruddle the sheep with a bright color for easy identification.

Synonyms

to redden

vsto ruddle

8 3.7

To change to red, for example from heat or embarrassment

is a specific coloring done with an earthy red pigment

to incarnadine

vsto ruddle

Archaic

1 9.9

To make something look pink or light red

uses an earthy red pigment rather than a fleshlike pink tint

to rubify

vsto ruddle

1 9.9

To make something a deep red like a ruby

is the same change but done using an earthy red pigment

Antonyms

to bleach

30 3.2

To make something lighter in color, often using chemicals or sunlight

to whiten

10 2.8

Make or become more white in color

How Red

to redden

8 3.7

to ruddle

Archaic

9.9

to tint

6 3.6

Surface Forms

ruddle infinitive

ruddled past

ruddled past participle

ruddling present participle

ruddles third person singular

Etymology

Ruddle as a verb comes from the same old root rud- meaning 'red', like ruddy, so to ruddle something is to make it red or colour it with red ochre.