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riddle
(redirected from riddling)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
riddle someone or something with something
to fill someone or something with small holes, such as bullet holes. Max pulled the trigger of the machine gun and riddled Lefty with holes. The police riddled the wall with holes trying to shoot the escaped convict in the house.

talk in riddles
to talk in a way that is difficult to understand
Usage notes: A riddle is a difficult and confusing description of something.
She keeps talking in riddles, instead of just coming out and saying what she means.
See also: talk


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