to riddle
2
8.0
- verb
- /ˈrɪdəl/
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- Buckshot riddles the vehicle everywhere.
- riddled with bullets
- riddle the body
- riddled with holes
Examples
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180C bullets riddle what's left of the chopper's canopy as the T-1000 returns fire.
Fiction book (1991) -
They riddle his lungs, and finally, from all directions, they pierce his heart.
Fiction book (1996) -
We were able to jump into a game instantly and find it full of opponents waiting to riddle us with bullet holes.
Blog text (23) -
And and then in the bottom of the pool on both ends were just riddled in bullet holes.
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The house explodes as gunfire riddles the front of a detective's home.
Fiction book (1995) -
The entire front line of charging riffs is immediately decimated by machine-gun bullets riddling their bodies!
Fiction book (1998) -
The window panes shatter as teargas grenades and gunfire riddles the loft.
Fiction book (1997) -
He shoots Manray in the chest, the Mau-Mau's follow him, and he does a spastic last jig as the 9mm bullets riddle his twitching body.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sniper aimed carefully and riddled the enemy's vehicle with bullets.
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As the gunfight intensified, bullets riddled the wooden fence, splinters flying everywhere.
Synonyms
136
1.8
To make a hole in paper or leather with a small tool
110
3.5
To make a hole in something with a sharp object like a needle
50
3.9
To make a small hole in something with a sharp object that lets air or liquid escape
12
6.1
Make a hole through something by piercing it
6
6.4
To make an opening in something by cutting or piercing
3
4.4
Move into and through something by making a hole or gap
1
4.9
To make a hole in something with a tool or with animal teeth
To make a hole through something with a tool
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.7
Something or someone that is very mysterious and hard to understand
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A musical piece where players solve clues to know when to start playing
How Perforated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Riddle as a verb meaning 'to make many holes' comes from the image of turning something into a sieve full of holes, so to riddle a surface is to pierce it again and again. That is why we say a target was 'riddled' with bullet holes.