- un|rid|dle
- un|rid|dle «uhn RIHD uhl», transitive verb, -dled, -dling.to work out the answer to (as a puzzling matter, mystery, or riddle); solve: »
The riddle…was now unriddled (Edgar Allan Poe).
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rid|dle|me|ree — «RIHD uhl muh REE», noun. rigmarole; nonsense: »On the basis of some such riddlemeree, [he] has concocted a story about a man who loses himself in a fantasy (New Yorker). ╂[alteration of riddle me a riddle, riddle my riddle] … Useful english dictionary
rid|dle — rid|dle1 «RIHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a puzzling question, statement, or problem, usually presented as a game or pastime. Example: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it is ajar. SYNONYM(S): enigma, puzzle, conundrum. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
rid — ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·rid; ac·rid·ly; ac·rid·ness; an·te·me·rid·i·an; ap·o·rid·ea; as·ca·rid; as·ca·rid·ia; bed·rid·den; breadth·rid·er; can·tha·rid·i·an; ca·rid·e·an; chlo·rid·er; cid·a·rid; clit·o·rid·e·an; cni·do·spo·rid·ia; col·ly·rid·i·an; … English syllables
riddle — rid|dle1 [ rıdl ] noun count 1. ) a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer: Are you good at solving riddles? a ) talk/speak in riddles to say things that are confusing and difficult to understand: Please stop… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riddle — rid·dle … English syllables
riddlemeree — rid·dle·me·ree … English syllables
riddle — I rid•dle [[t]ˈrɪd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a question framed so as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum 2) a puzzling question, problem, or matter 3) a puzzling thing or person 4) to propound… … From formal English to slang
unriddle — un•rid•dle [[t]ʌnˈrɪd l[/t]] v. t. dled, dling to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.) • Etymology: 1580–90 un•rid′dler, n … From formal English to slang
Riddle — Rid dle, v. t. To explain; to solve; to unriddle. [1913 Webster] Riddle me this, and guess him if you can. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
