Define A Riddle. Riddle noun QUESTION C a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer often asked as a game. They often involve critical thinking on the readers part in order to figure out the answer and this offers challenging entertainment.
A mystifying misleading or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed. A riddle is a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer. A riddle is a word puzzle in which one player asks a confusing question and the other player has to figure out its meaning.
Hawkings equation is a clue to the riddle of black holes.
They often involve critical thinking on the readers part in order to figure out the answer and this offers challenging entertainment. 1 A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. Riddled riddling riddles 1.