1899 W. W. Campbell 10 She will bring again March with rudening madness of wild gales.
1922 G. Stein 81 If the soiling carries the head, if the baking measures the pint, if the rudening leans on a strand then shutters.
2002 (Nexis) 18 Apr. 1 e Now it appears that I'm not the only person who senses the rudening of America.