unriddle

[ uhn-rid-l ]

verb (used with object)

, un·rid·dled, un·rid·dling.

1. to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.).

unriddle

/ ʌnˈrɪdəl /

verb

1. tr to solve or puzzle out

Derived Forms

• unˈriddler, noun

Other Words From

• un·riddler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unriddle¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ² + riddle ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of unriddle¹

C16: from un- ² + riddle ¹

Example Sentences

As I drank, I became aware that I was perched on the edge of my seat, fully at attention as I attempted to unriddle its intriguing, distantly familiar contents.

From Salon

In Marsala, I went back for seconds then thirds of Ristorante I Bucanieri's eggplant parm, trying to unriddle its confoundingly luxe texture.

From Salon

She told me that Wallace's crush was "a mystery I haven't been able to unriddle."

From New York Times

His rapidity of execution, his power, his delicacy, his Briareus-handed chords, and the extraordinary volume of sound he wrests from the instrument, are each and all philosophies in their way that might well puzzle all but a philosopher to unriddle and explain.'

From Project Gutenberg

I would sooner unriddle the enigma of the sphynx," said the Duke, "than I would say from what motive any one of that woman's acts proceed; and yet she has a great mind, and a heart not altogether so vicious as it seems.

From Project Gutenberg

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