rid·dle 1 (r d l)tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles 1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets. 2. To spread throughout: "Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse" (New Republic). 3. To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve. n. A coarse sieve, as for gravel. [Middle English ridelen, to sift, from riddil, sieve, from Old English hriddel; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] rid dler n. |
| rid·dle 2 (rdl) n. 1. A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum. 2. One that is perplexing; an enigma. v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles v.tr. To solve or explain. v.intr. 1. To propound or solve riddles. 2. To speak in riddles. [Middle English redels, from Old English r  dels; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]rid dler n. |
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