| Front | riddle |
|---|---|
| Back | rid•dle noun, verb BrE /ˈrɪdl/ NAmE /ˈrɪdl/ noun word origin example bank 1 a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask sb as a game Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing) —say what you mean. to solve the riddle of the Sphinx 2 a mysterious event or situation that you cannot explain mystery the riddle of how the baby died verb verb forms word origin [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to make a lot of holes in sb/sth The car was riddled with bullets. a bullet-riddled car be ˈriddled with sth to be full of sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant His body was riddled with cancer. Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes. The woods are riddled with rabbit holes. |
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