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SYLLABICATION:rid·dle
PRONUNCIATION:  rdl
NOUN:1. A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum. 2. One that is perplexing; an enigma.
VERB:Inflected forms: rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles
TRANSITIVE VERB: To solve or explain.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:1. To propound or solve riddles. 2. To speak in riddles.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English redels, from Old English rdels. See ar- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:riddler —NOUN
 
 
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