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riddle
1[ rid-l ]
noun
- a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
- a puzzling question, problem, or matter.
- a puzzling thing or person.
- any enigmatic or dark saying or speech.
verb (used without object)
- to propound riddles; speak enigmatically.
riddle
2[ rid-l ]
verb (used with object)
- to pierce with many holes, suggesting those of a sieve:
to riddle the target.
- to fill or affect with (something undesirable, weakening, etc.):
a government riddled with graft.
- to impair or refute completely by persistent verbal attacks:
to riddle a person's reputation.
- to sift through a riddle, as gravel; screen.
noun
- a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
riddle
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a question, puzzle, or verse so phrased that ingenuity is required for elucidation of the answer or meaning; conundrum
- a person or thing that puzzles, perplexes, or confuses; enigma
verb
- to solve, explain, or interpret (a riddle or riddles)
- intr to speak in riddles
riddle
2/ ˈɪə /
verb
- usually foll by with to pierce or perforate with numerous holes
riddled with bullets
- to damage or impair
- to put through a sieve; sift
- to fill or pervade
the report was riddled with errors
noun
- a sieve, esp a coarse one used for sand, grain, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, noun
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Example Sentences
It is only then, once you are still, that a now low, whipping wind, riddled with sand begins pricking and abrading your skin and collecting in the pages of your novel; it is intolerable.
He’s a man riddled with contradicting views and tones, as is “The Shrouds.”
Reaves has done that — even embracing his part in the meeting with Redick, James and Doncic when the Lakers’ coach leaned on his stars to solve the biggest remaining riddle for the team.
The 10% universal tariff is now riddled with exemptions, and the biggest carve outs are for many nations with massive trade surpluses from electronics manufacturing.
We had to operate carefully, because the country is riddled with informers and secret police who spy on their own people for the ruling military junta.
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