riddle

UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/

Übersetzungen

riddlesubstantiv
riddles
Pl.
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
The children tried to solve the riddle.
Дети пытались разгадать загадку.
The crossword puzzle was a challenging riddle.
Кроссворд был сложной головоломкой.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
riddleverb
riddled
Präteritum
riddled
Partizip Perfekt
riddling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
He decided to riddle his friends with a challenging question.
Он решил загадать своим друзьям сложный вопрос.
The wall was riddled with bullet holes after the attack.
Стена была пронизана пулевыми отверстиями после атаки.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
riddleadjektiv
UK
/ˈrɪd.əl/
US
/ˈrɪd.əl/
Used almost exclusively attributively and normally non-gradable.
Synonyme
infested with
plagued by
pervaded by
shot through
peppered with
laced with
fraught with
full of
riddled with

Definitionen

riddlesubstantiv
A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
The children gathered around to solve the riddle that the teacher had written on the board.
A person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain.
The disappearance of the ancient civilization remains a riddle to archaeologists.
A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating soil, sand, or gravel by size.
The gardener shook the compost through a riddle to remove stones.
riddleverb
To pierce with many holes.
The old barn was riddled with bullet holes after the storm of gunfire.
To fill or permeate with something undesirable.
The report was riddled with errors and needed a thorough review.
To solve or explain a riddle.
He spent the afternoon trying to riddle out the complex puzzle.
To sift or separate (material) using a riddle (sieve).
They riddled the sand to obtain a finer grade for the mortar.
riddleadjektiv
Relating to or involving riddles (chiefly attributive, used before another noun).
The campers took part in a riddle contest organized by their counselor.