unriddling
unriddling is the present participle and gerund of unriddle.
Meaning of unriddle
Verb
unriddle (third-person singular simple present unriddles, present participle unriddling, simple past and past participle unriddled)
- To figure out the answer to (a riddle).
- To solve (a perplexing problem).
- It vvill be found, vvhen the Myſterie of iniquitie ſhall be unriddled, that, as they vvere their ſpavvn the Anabaptiſts, the obſtructers of our Doctrinal Reformation, ſo, they are by their Miſſionaries ſent unto Corners and Hillie Countreys the obſtructers of our practical.1702, [John Wilson], An Essay wherein National Love and Unity is Recommended, Its Opposits Exposed, Arguments for It Propounded, and Its Standard Expounded, and All Contenders Blamed. […], Edinburgh...
- Synonyms:
- puzzle out, riddle, unpuzzle, absolve, decipher, get to the bottom of, iron out, meliorate, ravel, reason out
Noun
unriddling (plural unriddlings)
- The solving of a riddle.
Forms of unriddling
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Questions about unriddling
- What does unriddling mean?
- Unriddling means the solving of a riddle.
- What is unriddling the present participle and gerund of?
- Unriddling is the present participle and gerund of unriddle.
- What part of speech is unriddling?
- Unriddling is a noun.
- What is the plural of unriddling?
- The plural of unriddling is unriddlings.
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