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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈɹuːlɪŋ/
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British, Southern, Standard:
/ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/
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Midlands, Northern-England:
/ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/
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Midlands, Northern-England:
[ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ]
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Wales:
/ˈɾɪʊɪŋ/
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Scotland:
/ˈɾʉlɪŋ/
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Northern-Ireland:
/ˈɻʉlɪŋ/
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General-American:
/ˈɹulɪŋ/
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Australian, New-Zealand:
/ˈɹʉːlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -uːlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET:
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the ruling monarch a ruling passion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: govern, regnant, reigning, in power
Antonyms: none provided
An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of rule
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
exercising power or authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: regnant, reigning
Antonyms: none provided
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opinion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: judgment, judgement, judicial decision
Narrower terms: fatwa, Bakke decision
By surface analysis, rule + -ing.
Across languages
Translations 30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
حَاكِم
(ḥākim)
— that rules
Bulgarian :
управляващ
(upravljavašt)
— that rules
Bulgarian :
ръководещ
(rǎkovodešt)
— that rules
Finnish :
hallitseva
— that rules
French :
au pouvoir
— that rules
French :
régnant
— that rules
German :
herrschend
— that rules
German :
regierend
— that rules
Hungarian :
uralkodó
— that rules
Italian :
governante
— that rules
Russian :
пра́вящий
(právjaščij)
— that rules
Russian :
госпо́дствующий
(gospódstvujuščij)
— that rules
Spanish :
gobernante
— that rules
Spanish :
regente
— that rules
Bulgarian :
постановление
(postanovlenie)
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Finnish :
käsky
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
French :
décision
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
French :
arrêt
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Galician :
decisión
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
German :
Beschluss
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
German :
Entscheid
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Hungarian :
döntés
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Hungarian :
határozat
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Italian :
sentenza
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Italian :
decisione
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Portuguese :
decisão
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Romanian :
conducere
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Russian :
постановле́ние
(postanovlénije)
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Spanish :
dictamen
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
Spanish :
laudo
— an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
