Definitions | riddle |
| noun
- a verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
- a sieve
Translations: - French: enigme
- German: Rí¤tsel
- Italian: enigma , indovinello
verb (riddles, riddling, riddled)
- to fill with holes
- The shots from his gun began to the target.
- to fill or spread throughout; to pervade
- Your argument is riddled with errors.
- to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question
- Riddle me this...., meaning Answer the following question.
- to put something through a sieve
- You have to the gravel before you lay it on the road.
Translations: - German: entrí¤tseln
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(trans-top, to put something through a sieve)
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