English Dictionary

riddle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹɪdəl/

動詞

To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift. / To fill with holes like a riddle. / To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

日本語の意味

ふるいにかける、篩う / 穴をあける、穴だらけにする / あちこちに遍く広がる、隅々にまで満ちる

Before baking, she would riddle the flour to remove lumps and aerate it.

焼く前に、彼女は塊を取り除き、空気を含ませるために小麦粉をふるっていた。

意味（1）

To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.

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

意味（2）

To fill with holes like a riddle.

The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets.

意味（3）

To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

Your argument is riddled with errors.

riddles （ present singular third-person ）

riddling （ participle present ）

riddled （ participle past ）

riddled （ past ）