riddling
- adjective
- /ˈrɪd.lɪŋ/
:
enigmático
- His explanation was riddling, leaving everyone confused rather than enlightened.
Examples
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The riddling nature of her dream made it difficult to interpret its meaning.
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The riddling clues in the mystery novel kept the readers guessing until the very end.
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Particularly pertinent to the riddling, challenging trappings of language is the poem.
Academic text (2005) -
Lavatch's quick tactical retraction here indicates how he repeatedly maneuvers through the riddling, puzzling, challenging mode.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
498
5.1
Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange
276
3.2
Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure
42
4.6
Hard to understand or explain
27
6.4
Hard to understand and causing confusion
16
6.7
Making people feel confused because it is hard to understand
7
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
2
7.5
Hard to understand and making people feel confused
1
7.7
Making people confused and things hard to understand
Antonyms
How Puzzling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riddling comes from the old word riddle, a puzzling question people try to answer; think of the familiar riddle 'What has four legs in the morning...' that makes you guess, which is why riddling means 'mysterious' or hard to understand.