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Meaning of
riddle
in English
riddle
us
//ˈrɪdəl//
uk
//ˈrɪdəl//
#common
Plural
riddles
Past Tense
riddled
Participle Verb
riddling
Third Person Singular
riddles
Definitions
Noun
an
intellectual
puzzle
or
mystery
Verb
to
sift
or
separate
(
using
a
tool
);
filter
Farmers
use
a
riddle
to
separate
wheat
from
chaff
.
to
speak
vaguely
;
use
ambiguous
language
The
politician
began
to
riddle
her
speech
with
vague
promises
.
to
solve
or
answer
(
a
puzzle
or
question
)
The
student
tried
to
riddle
the
complex
math
problem
.