Ruddying
/ˈrʌd.i.ɪŋ/noun
Present participle of ruddy, meaning becoming or appearing red or reddish.
Did you know?Ruddy comes from an old Germanic word for red, and its blood-and-fire color sense has survived for centuries in English.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reudh-
“red, reddish”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rudaz
“red”
Old English
OE
rudig
“reddish, flushed”
Middle English
ME
ruddy
“red, reddish, flushed”
Modern English
English
ruddy
“red or reddish; flushed”
Modern English
English
ruddying
“becoming ruddy or red”