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How to pronounce riddles in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma
Type of problem
Type Words
Synonyms diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade
Type of perforate, penetrate
Has types spiritise, spiritize


His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks.
Type Words
Synonyms screen
Type of sift, sieve, strain
Type Words
Type of screen, sieve
Type Words
Type of work out, figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work
Type Words
Type of pierce


The bullets riddled his body.
Type Words
Type of stupefy, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, amaze, stick, baffle, beat, bewilder


riddle me a riddle.
Type Words
Type of communicate, intercommunicate

Examples of riddles

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Students are playing games with number cards and writing mystery number riddles.
From the tennessean.com
The Georgia researchers arrived at an answer by solving a series of key riddles.
From the sciencedaily.com
They speak in riddles, which Macbeth tries, and fails, to comprehend completely.
From the stltoday.com
Both actors are incredible and the execution of their game of riddles is superb.
From the sacbee.com
Classes, lectures, and books, were exchanged for riddles, simulations, and games.
From the forbes.com
However, there's really no downside to a child's love of jokes, riddles and puns.
From the stltoday.com
McClane then asks Simon some riddles similar to the ones he played in New York.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A good way to stimulate different parts of your brain is with puzzles and riddles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A man and his daughter must solve a series of riddles to defeat a deadly creature.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • A difficult problem
  • Pierce with many holes; "The bullets riddled his body"
  • A coarse sieve (as for gravel)
  • Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
  • Permeate: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
  • Speak in riddles
  • A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. ...
  • "Riddle" is a song by En Vogue, released as the first single from their fourth studio album Masterpiece Theater. "Riddle" was a top 40 hit in the UK, it achieved its most success in Belgium and The Netherlands. The radio version of "Riddle" was remixed by Stargate. ...
  • Riddle is Thomas Leeb's first available release and features nine instrumentals and one vocal song.