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   Rid·dle

   /ˈrid(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. make many holes in (someone or something), especially with gunshot: "his car was riddled by sniper fire" Similar perforateholemake/put/punch holes inpiercepenetratepuncturehoneycombpepperprickgorebore throughtransfix
   • ▪ fill or permeate (someone or something), especially with something unpleasant or undesirable: "the existing law is riddled with loopholes" Similar permeatesuffusefillpervadespread throughimbueinformchargesaturateoverruntake overoverspreadinfiltraterun throughfilter throughbe diffused throughinvadebesetpesterplague
   • 2. pass (a substance) through a large coarse sieve: "for final potting, the soil mixture is not riddled" Similar sievesiftstrainscreenfilterpurifyrefinewinnowarchaic:boltgriddle
   • ▪ remove ashes or other unwanted material from (something, especially a fire or stove) with a sieve: "she heard Mr. Evans riddling the fire"

   noun

   • 1. a large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.

   Word Origin late Old Englishhriddel, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cribrum ‘sieve’, cernere ‘separate’, and Greek krinein ‘decide’.

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   What does a riddle mean?

   • A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.

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   What is a riddle based game?

   • However, this definition is so broad that most writers prefer to avoid it, opting for the more narrow definition of riddle as a word-based game. Clear definition and great examples of Riddle. A riddle is a word puzzle in which one player asks a confusing question, and the other player has to figure out its meaning.

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   What is a riddle question?

   • riddle, deliberately enigmatic or ambiguous question requiring a thoughtful and often witty answer. The riddle is a form of guessing game that has been a part of the folklore of most cultures from ancient times. Western scholars generally recognize two main kinds of riddle: the descriptive riddle and the shrewd or witty question.

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   Where did the word riddle come from?

   • The modern English word riddle shares its origin with the word read, both stemming from the Common Germanic verb * rēdaną, which meant 'to interpret, guess'. From this verb came the West Germanic noun * rādislī, literally meaning 'thing to be guessed, thing to be interpreted'.

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   A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.

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   Riddle definition: a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. . See examples of RIDDLE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of RIDDLE is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum, enigma. How to use riddle in a sentence. Riddle Me This Synonym Discussion of Riddle.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › riddleRIDDLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a situation or event that you cannot understand: Scientists may have solved the riddle of Saturn's rings. (Definition of riddle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of riddle. in Chinese (Traditional) 問題, 謎, 謎語… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 问题, 谜, 谜语… See more. in Spanish.

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   What is a Riddle? A riddle is a word puzzle in which one player asks a confusing question, and the other player has to figure out its meaning. Riddles often rely on puns and double entendres – in other words, the key to solving the riddle is to realize that one of the words is being used in a surprising or unexpected way.

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   riddle, deliberately enigmatic or ambiguous question requiring a thoughtful and often witty answer. The riddle is a form of guessing game that has been a part of the folklore of most cultures from ancient times. Western scholars generally recognize two main kinds of riddle: the descriptive riddle and the shrewd or witty question.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › riddleRIDDLE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a situation or event that you cannot understand: Scientists may have solved the riddle of Saturn's rings. (Definition of riddle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of riddle. in Chinese (Traditional) 問題, 謎, 謎語… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 问题, 谜, 谜语… See more. in Spanish.