1. puzzling questions or problems that require clever thinking to solve
2. mysterious or confusing situations or things

1. to fill with holes, especially by shooting
2. to fill or affect throughout with something undesirable

Examples

• The children enjoyed solving riddles during the car trip.
• Ancient riddles often contained wisdom and moral lessons.
• The detective faced riddles that seemed impossible to solve.
• Bullets riddled the old barn door.
• The manuscript was riddled with errors.
• Termites had riddled the wooden beams.
• Her argument was riddled with contradictions.