I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of riddle (II)
: a posing of or play with riddles
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of riddle (II)
1. : speaking in riddles : containing or presenting riddles : equivocal , enigmatic
the hero's own language is often riddling — Maynard Mack
2. : riddle-solving : divining
• rid·dling·ly adverb
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of riddle (IV)
1. : the act of sifting : screening
2. riddlings plural : coarse material left in a riddle after shaking : siftings