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Adjective riddled has 2 senses

riddled - (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes; "a sweater riddled with moth holes"; "cliffs riddled with caves"; "the bullet-riddled target"
Antonym: undamaged (indirect, via damaged)
riddled - spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"
Antonym: empty (indirect, via full)

Verb riddle has 5 senses

riddle - pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body"
--₁ is one way to pierce
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
--₂ is one way to perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

Derived form: noun riddle₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
--₃ is one way to sift, sieve, strain

Derived form: noun riddle₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
riddle - speak in riddles
--₄ is one way to communicate, intercommunicate

Derived form: noun riddle₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
riddle - explain a riddle
--₅ is one way to solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something