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riddled
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Word definitions for riddled in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sth is riddled with bullets (= something has a lot of bullets in it ) ▪ The car was riddled with bullets. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes, the lay-out eccentric.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (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" spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Damaged throughout by holes. 2 Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation. 3 # {{non-gloss definition|Taking a noun complement construed with the preposition (term with English).}} 4 # (non-gloss definition: Taking a noun complement ...
Usage examples of riddled.
The supporting structure of the tunnel had already been weakened, and its walls were riddled with gaping holes.
Chasehope has riddled out the whole black business, and has those that will swear to the man.
They were riddled with paths that twisted and wound around deep stands of trees and bushes.
Either the entire forest was riddled with them, she decided, or it was just one particular flock that was keeping pace with Pukwudji and her.
But even heterosexual monogamy within marriage, long considered to be the benchmark of normalcy, can be riddled with problems.