Riddle Definition Etymology. Hence to puncture or pierce all over as if with shot. A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals.
To put something through a riddle or sieve to sieve to sift. A statement the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. A sieve with coarse meshes usually of wire for separating coarser materials from finer as chaff riddle n.
A riddle is a word puzzle in which one player asks a confusing question and the other player has to figure out its meaning.
Riddle To fill with holes. 10 most difficult etymology riddles. Definition of riddle Entry 2 of 4 intransitive verb. Riddle To fill with holes.