Rulering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rulering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ruler.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ruler.
More Meanings
- A spanking with a ruler.
Example Sentences
The rest of the half-year is a jumble in my recollection of the daily strife and struggle of our lives; […] of the alternation of boiled beef with roast beef, and boiled mutton with roast mutton; of clods of bread-and-butter, dog’s-eared lesson-books, cracked slates, tear-blotted copy-books, canings, rulerings, hair-cuttings, rainy Sundays, suet-puddings, and a dirty atmosphere of ink, surrounding all.
Word Forms
- rulerings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rule, head, officer, leadership, boss, leader.
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