to riddle

Examples

• All

• Well, never mind—maybe it'll be better next time!" And Gracie set about riddling the grate and restarting the fire.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The farmer began to riddle the grain to separate the wheat from the chaff.

• After the harvest, the workers spent the afternoon riddling the crops to ensure the quality of the yield.

Synonyms

S

to sift

vsto riddle

12 2.5

To put flour through a sieve to remove lumps

uses a coarse round strainer to separate grain and chaff not for fine sorting

S

to screen

vsto riddle

1 6.8

Remove small bits and dirt from grain using a sieve

uses a traditional coarse circular sieve rather than a general mesh

S

to sieve

vsto riddle

1 5.8

Pass a powder or liquid through fine mesh to remove lumps

is specific to separating grain from chaff using a traditional coarse round strainer

S

to sieve out

vsto riddle

1 5.3

Remove unwanted bits from food or material by passing them through a screen

describes the act of separating grain from chaff using a coarse round strainer

Idioms

R

riddle wrapped in an enigma

• Informal

1 9.7

Something or someone that is very mysterious and hard to understand

Phrasal Verbs

P

to pose a riddle

5.8

Give a puzzling question for other people to solve

Compounds

R

riddle canon

• Specialized

9.9

A musical piece where players solve clues to know when to start playing

How Fine

to sift

12 2.5

to riddle

• Archaic

1 9.9

to winnow

1 8.6

Surface Forms

Etymology