Explore Ruffing through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ruffing meaning
present participle and gerund of ruff
Using Ruffing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of ruff
Context around Ruffing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ruffing
- In this selection, "ruffing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saw stand out and add context to how "ruffing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include first time ruffing saw his and king and ruffing a spade. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ruffing" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ruffing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That meant the two-hour rehearsal the day of the debut was the first time Ruffing saw his work being performed. (21 words)
Playing ace, king and ruffing a spade won’t work as HJ can be used as an entry but only to set up, but not enjoy, the extra spade. (29 words)
Playing ace, king and ruffing a spade won’t work as HJ can be used as an entry but only to set up, but not enjoy, the extra spade. (29 words)
That meant the two-hour rehearsal the day of the debut was the first time Ruffing saw his work being performed. (21 words)
Example sentences (2)
Playing ace, king and ruffing a spade won’t work as HJ can be used as an entry but only to set up, but not enjoy, the extra spade.
That meant the two-hour rehearsal the day of the debut was the first time Ruffing saw his work being performed.