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   riddling

   /ˈrɪdəlɪŋ/

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   • 1. speaking or expressed in riddles; enigmatic: "the riddling sphinx"

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   • 1. riddlingly adverb

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   What is basin riddling?

   • The essence of riddling is to push language beyond its customary rule-governed categories through the bold use of metaphor, paronomasia, personification and any of a number of other rhetorical stratagems. Basin riddling occurs when these sets also contain a dense set of periodic orbits which are repelling in the transverse direction.

   RIDDLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does riddling mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of RIDDLING is containing or presenting riddles.

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   What does Riddle mean?

   • RIDDLING definition: 1. present participle of riddle 2. to make a lot of holes in something: . Learn more.

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   What is the purpose of riddling?

   • The purpose of using rhetorical stratagems in riddles is to push language beyond its customary rule-governed categories. This is achieved through the bold use of metaphor, paronomasia, personification and any of a number of other such techniques in the essence of riddling.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRIDDLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Riddling is the present participle of riddle, which means to make a lot of holes in something. Learn how to use riddling in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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     verb [ T ] uk / ˈrɪd. ə l / us / ˈrɪd. ə l /. to make a lot...

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     a type of question that describes something in a difficult...

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun riddling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Riddling is an adjective that means containing or presenting riddles. Learn the word history, synonyms, and usage examples of riddling from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › riddlingRiddling - definition of riddling by ... - The Free Dictionary

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   Riddling can mean piercing with holes, spreading throughout, or solving puzzles. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of riddling in sentences from The Free Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › riddlingRIDDLING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Riddling is the present participle of riddle, which means to make a lot of holes in something. Learn more about this verb and its usage with examples and related words.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › riddlingRIDDLING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Riddling is the present participle of riddle, meaning to make a hole or series of holes in something, or to spread throughout something. Find synonyms, antonyms, and examples of riddling in this online thesaurus.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRIDDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A riddle is a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer, or something that is a mystery or is hard to explain. Learn how to use the word riddle in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.