riddle
noun/ˈrɪdl/
/ˈrɪdl/
- a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask somebody as a game
- Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing)—say what you mean.
- Bilbo solves the riddle that unlocks the door to the mountain.
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- a mysterious event or situation that you cannot explain synonym mystery
- the riddle of how the baby died
- The riddle of his identity was only solved when his brother saw him on TV.
Word Originnoun Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse ‘opinion, conjecture, riddle’; related to Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel, also to read.
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