# riddling

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of riddle (“to speak ambiguously or answer a question”)

## Etymology
From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”). More at riddle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/riddling