Definitions for riddleˈrɪd l  This page provides all possible
meanings and translations of the word riddle  Random House
Webster's College Dictionary  rid•dleˈrɪd l(n.; v.)-dled,
-dling.    1. (n.)a question framed so as to exercise one's
ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum.
2. a puzzling question, problem, or matter.    3. a puzzling
thing or person.    4. (v.i.)to propound riddles; speak
enigmatically.  Origin of riddle:  bef. 1000; ME redel(s) (n.),
OE rǣdels(e) counsel, opinion, riddle =rǣd(an) to counsel,
rede+-els(e) deverbal n. suffix; loss of -s- in ME through
confusion with the pl. form of the n. suffix -el -le (cf. burial
)  rid•dleˈrɪd l(v.; n.)-dled, -dling    1. (v.t.)to pierce with
many holes suggesting those of a sieve.    2. to fill or affect
with (something undesirable):      a government riddled with
graft.    3. to sift through a riddle, as gravel; screen.
Category: Mining    4. (n.)a coarse sieve, as one for sifting
sand in a foundry.      Category: Meta