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Meaning of riddled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

riddled

Pronunciation:/ˈɹɪdəld/

verb

Definitions

  1. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

  2. To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

    Example: Riddle me this.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.

    Example: You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.

  2. To fill with holes like a riddle.

    Example: The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets.

  3. To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

    Example: Your argument is riddled with errors.

verb

Definitions

  1. To plait

adjective

Definitions

  1. Damaged throughout by holes.

  2. Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.