What part of speech is ruling?

Ruling can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ruling is a verb, gerund of rule (infinitive).
  • 2. ruling is a noun, singular of rulings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does ruling mean?

Definitions

Adjective

ruling - exercising power or authority

Verb

rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
rule - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
rule - mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper"
rule - have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
rule - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
rule - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

Noun

ruling - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

Examples of ruling

#   Sentence  
1. noun Parties, attached is the promised ruling that provides procedural guidance for the hearings on 12/27 and 12/28.
2. noun The ruling will also be posted on the web site as quickly as possible.
3. noun His wife's second cousin was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
4. noun According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.
5. noun The ruling party has secured 50 seats as of 5 o'clock.
6. noun The ruling party pushed its tax bill through.
7. noun The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.
8. noun Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
9. noun Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
10. noun "Literary composition is a great achievement that concerns the ruling of a state, a splendid affair of eternal standing".
11. noun The court has issued a ruling.
12. noun The ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a danger.
13. noun Tom had to abide by the court's ruling relating to his access to his children.
14. noun This is also an invariant of history. Gallic disappeared because Gallic elites were quick to send their children to the Roman school. In the same way, provincial elites later taught their offspring French at the expense of the regional languages. The ruling classes are often the first to adopt the language of the invader. They do the same today with English.
15. noun The ruling class will not surrender its power.
16. verb Due to the Judge in the 1983 case ruling that a CIA agent could not testify using a pseudonym, therefore opening him to cross-examination by Wilson, the prosecution had a problem.
17. verb Your ruling planet, Jupiter, will be in a special relationship with Pluto - called "mutual reception" - in 2005.
18. verb What's wrong about men ruling over women?
19. verb The Algerian government openly opposes the idea of a religious figure ruling the country in the name of God.
20. verb Rule the margins.
21. verb Rule one's temper.
22. verb Since the "Sea Tigers" of the LTTE, better known as the Tamil Tigers, are the ones who rule the Andaman Sea: they carry the arms and drugs for their own use and also to deliver to rebels in Aceh and all along the east coast of Africa.
23. verb It definitely has ambitions to rule vast areas and to expand in all directions.
24. verb In Fall 2004, MSNBC, relying on an unnamed FBI spokesperson, reports that the FBI has narrowed the pool of labs known to have had Ames that was a match from 16 to 4 but cannot rule out that it was made overseas.
25. verb Huskers rule, Sooners drool.
26. verb Sooners rule.
27. verb The chairman did not rule out the possibility of a disagreement.
28. verb The queen reigns, but does not rule in England.
29. verb We cannot rule out the possibility that civil war will break out in that country.
30. verb Dinosaurs used to rule the earth.
Sentence  
noun
Parties, attached is the promised ruling that provides procedural guidance for the hearings on 12/27 and 12/28.
The ruling will also be posted on the web site as quickly as possible.
His wife's second cousin was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.
The ruling party has secured 50 seats as of 5 o'clock.
The ruling party pushed its tax bill through.
The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
"Literary composition is a great achievement that concerns the ruling of a state, a splendid affair of eternal standing".
The court has issued a ruling.
The ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a danger.
Tom had to abide by the court's ruling relating to his access to his children.
This is also an invariant of history. Gallic disappeared because Gallic elites were quick to send their children to the Roman school. In the same way, provincial elites later taught their offspring French at the expense of the regional languages. The ruling classes are often the first to adopt the language of the invader. They do the same today with English.
The ruling class will not surrender its power.
verb
Due to the Judge in the 1983 case ruling that a CIA agent could not testify using a pseudonym, therefore opening him to cross-examination by Wilson, the prosecution had a problem.
Your ruling planet, Jupiter, will be in a special relationship with Pluto - called "mutual reception" - in 2005.
What's wrong about men ruling over women?
The Algerian government openly opposes the idea of a religious figure ruling the country in the name of God.
Rule the margins.
Rule one's temper.
Since the "Sea Tigers" of the LTTE, better known as the Tamil Tigers, are the ones who rule the Andaman Sea: they carry the arms and drugs for their own use and also to deliver to rebels in Aceh and all along the east coast of Africa.
It definitely has ambitions to rule vast areas and to expand in all directions.
In Fall 2004, MSNBC, relying on an unnamed FBI spokesperson, reports that the FBI has narrowed the pool of labs known to have had Ames that was a match from 16 to 4 but cannot rule out that it was made overseas.
Huskers rule, Sooners drool.
Sooners rule.
The chairman did not rule out the possibility of a disagreement.
The queen reigns, but does not rule in England.
We cannot rule out the possibility that civil war will break out in that country.
Dinosaurs used to rule the earth.

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