Define Riddle Noun. Countable noun 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. An example of a riddle is an unexplained situation.
A riddle is a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer. A person or thing that puzzles perplexes or confuses. A question puzzle or verse so phrased that ingenuity is required for elucidation of the answer or meaning.
A difficult problem syn.
A strange and difficult question that has a clever and often funny answer 2. A strange and difficult question that has a clever and often funny answer 2. Mysteries riddles and unknown things or people. A riddle or puzzle made up of letters pictures or symbols whose names sound like the parts or syllables of a word or phrase See the full definition for rebus in the English Language Learners Dictionary.
