riddle
enigma
definition
verb
he who knows not how to riddle
speak in or pose riddles.
his car was riddled by sniper fire
make many holes in (someone or something), especially with gunshot.
noun
Shorter answers every other question with a riddle and punctuates his conversation with statements such as ‘The only constant is change.’
a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
For inside the mill, the shelling stones began to turn, the riddles (large-meshed sieves) rhythmically shook and the millstones ground round and round.
a large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.
translation of 'riddle'
verb
decifrar um enigma,
adivinhar,
falar por enigmas,
solucionar
noun
adivinhação,
mistério,
enigma,
peneira grossa,
joeira,
crivo,
adivinha,
ciranda
example
Shorter answers every other question with a 'riddle' and punctuates his conversation with statements such as ‘The only constant is change.’
he who knows not how to 'riddle'
They were words she could not understand, but still she searched among them for some clue, some answer to the 'riddle' of her life.
he who knows not how to 'riddle'
Her echo bounced from wall to wall, penetrating his ears like an unsolvable 'riddle' .
A set of hypotheses has been suggested to explain this exceptional 'riddle' of fish reproduction, but as yet they remain untested.
'riddle' me this then
The first answer to the 'riddle' of existence, therefore, is that substance exists, and exists necessarily.
Cold comfort for the grieving Parks, who is now trying to solve the 'riddle' of his granddaughter's death.
Midnight had arrived, but Leander still hadn't figured out the 'riddle' .
His experiments on the lift and drag of an aircraft helped answer the 'riddle' of how birds fly and led to new wing designs.
Whatever helps understand this 'riddle' is significant, I am pleased that I, in a small way, did something with it.
A prize that I will get if, and only if, I solve the secret 'riddle' .
Bilbo's next 'riddle' is answered but he has trouble with Gollum's.
The grieving friends of a York man who drowned in mysterious circumstances have launched a campaign to solve the 'riddle' of his death.
He regarded Haley with a critical eye, as if figuring out a 'riddle' .
Earlier this year, it had sat for weeks to unravel the 'riddle' of the sinking.
But no one has answered the related 'riddle' : Who wins if both sides bring their voters to the polls in record numbers?
the 'riddle' of her death
'riddle' me this then
Old Zen 'riddle' : if a policy is announced and no one hears it, is it really announced?
Perhaps, to answer the 'riddle' posed by the Palace substitution script, we should take a similar path.
Each of us is a 'riddle' wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
But only one asset will help us crack the US interest rate 'riddle' : patience.
Understanding exactly what capital is unlocks the 'riddle' of the market system.
I then re-sieve it through a maggot 'riddle' to remove the lumps.
Answer the 'riddle' , and your life shall be spared.
Here's a zen 'riddle' : How lumpy must a sauce be before it can be called a vegetable?
Rob's words echoed through my brain, and they sounded like some cryptic 'riddle' .
She was pleased at herself as if she had just figured out a 'riddle' .
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