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Rareriddled
The correct spelling is riddled.
How to pronounce riddled
verb
IPA: /ˈɹɪdəld/
Say it like: Rid-dle-d
The correct spelling is riddled. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. For example: "Riddle me this."
Usage Examples
“Riddle me this.”
“You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.”
“The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
- 2.To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- 3.To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.
- 4.To fill with holes like a riddle.
- 5.To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.
adjective
- 1.Damaged throughout by holes.
- 2.Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
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