riddling

Variant of riddle

noun

a problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it; conundrum
any puzzling, perplexing, or apparently inexplicable person or thing, as a difficult problem or enigmatic saying; enigma

transitive verb riddled, riddling

to solve or explain (a riddle)

intransitive verb

to propound riddles; speak enigmatically

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