B2nounlanguagearts
US/ˈrɪd.əl/
UK/ˈrɪd.əl/
a question with a clever or funny answer that you have to guess; also a mystery
In context
My grandfather loves telling riddles to the children at Tết.
Nobody could solve the riddle, so the teacher gave us a clue.
How the pyramids were built is still a riddle for many people.
Words that go with riddle
verb + noun
- solve a riddleShe was the first to solve the riddle.
- tell a riddleCan you tell a riddle that's not too hard?
verb + preposition
- speak in riddlesStop speaking in riddles and tell me what happened.
noun + preposition
- answer to the riddleThe answer to the riddle was 'a shadow'.
adjective + noun
- ancient riddleThe book is about an ancient riddle that nobody has solved.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
Let me ask you a riddle question.Correct: Let me ask you a riddle.