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riddling /'rididliɳ/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh Đồng nghĩa

Danh từ

sự sàng

(số nhiều) sạn trấu sàng ra

Tính từ

bí ẩn, khó hiểu, khó đoán
noun

plural riddles

[count] a difficult question that is asked as a game and that has a surprising or funny answer

The first person to solve the riddle wins a candy bar. - sometimes used figuratively

Stop speaking in riddles. [=stop speaking in a confusing way]

someone or something that is difficult to understand or solve

the riddle of the origins of the universe

My brother has always been a riddle to me.

verb

riddles; riddled; riddling

[+ obj] to make many holes in (something or someone) with something

The robbers riddled the car with bullets.

to fill (something) with something that is bad or unpleasant - usually used as (be) riddled with

The book is riddled with mistakes. [=the book has many mistakes]

Their theory is riddled with contradictions.
noun

The cracker contained a whistle, paper hat, and the inevitable riddle

conundrum

puzzle

enigma

poser

question

mystery

problem

brain-teaser or Brit brain-twister

verb

The back of the bookcase was riddled with tiny worm-holes

perforate

pepper

puncture

pierce

honeycomb

An investigation revealed that the entire department was riddled with corruption

penetrate

infest

infect

pervade

permeate

fill

spread

noun

He shovelled the dirt through the riddle to sift out the larger stones

sieve

colander or cullender

strainer

grating

screen

sifter

filter