Riddling

Riddling
Riddling Rid"dling, a. Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle. ``Riddling triplets.'' --Tennyson. -- {Rid"dling}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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  • Riddling — Rid dling, a. Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle. Riddling triplets. Tennyson. {Rid dling}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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