riddling

/R IH1 D L IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

  2. 2

    To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

    โ€œRiddle me this.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.

    โ€œYou have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.โ€

  2. 2

    To fill with holes like a riddle.

    โ€œThe shots from his gun began to riddle the targets.โ€

  3. 3

    To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

    โ€œYour argument is riddled with errors.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To plait

noun
  1. 1

    Material removed by riddling, or sieving.

  2. 2

    The posing or solving of a riddle.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/riddle, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/riddling