riddance
riddance

riddle


Definition: Meaning of, riddle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɪd(ə)l /

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riddle riddles
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  1. a question that is deliberately very confusing and has a humorous or clever answer [↪  puzzle]
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  2. something that you do not understand and cannot explain [=  puzzle, mystery]
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  3. talk/speak in riddles to say things in a mysterious way that other people cannot understand
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  4. a wire container with holes in it that is used to separate earth from stones
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
riddle riddled riddled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
riddling riddles
[transitive]
  1. to make a lot of small holes in something
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  2. to shake the coal or wood in a fire, in order to remove ASH es
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riddle used in phrases

  • James Riddle Hoffa (noun)
    1. 1913-1975 united States labour leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered
  • riddle canon (noun)
    1. popular in the 15th and 16th centuries a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices
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