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noun | verb riddleriddle1 /ˈrɪdl/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYriddle1Origin: Old English rædelse opinion, guess, riddle ► solve the riddle See if you can solve the riddle (=find the answer). ► solved the riddle The police have not solved the riddle of her disappearance. 1a question that is deliberately confusing and usually has a humorous or clever answer: See if you can solve the riddle (=find the answer).2a mysterious action, event, or situation that you do not understand and cannot explain SYN mystery: the riddle of his death The police have not solved the riddle of her disappearance.3talk/speak in riddles to say things in a mysterious or confusing way that other people cannot understand [Origin: Old English rædelse opinion, guess, riddle] noun | verb riddleriddle2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYriddle2Origin: 1200-1300 riddle sieve (11-21 centuries), from Old English hriddel VERB TABLEriddle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | riddle | | he, she, it | riddles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | riddled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have riddled | | he, she, it | has riddled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had riddled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will riddle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have riddled |
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| Present | I | am riddling | | he, she, it | is riddling | | you, we, they | are riddling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was riddling | | you, we, they | were riddling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been riddling | | he, she, it | has been riddling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been riddling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be riddling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been riddling |
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