verb
riddle
To separate material through a coarse screen.
He riddles the soil through a coarse screen.
Etymology
Old English hriddel means a sieve. The verb directly names using that coarse screen to separate larger pieces from smaller material.
More examples
- The gardener riddled out stones before filling the pots.
- Riddle the compost to remove large pieces.
- They riddled the ash through a mesh tray.
Forms
riddle · riddles · riddled · riddling