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Riddling vs Diddling - What's the difference?

riddling | diddling |

As verbs the difference between riddling and diddling

is that riddling is present participle of lang=en while diddling is present participle of diddle.

As a noun riddling

is material removed by riddling, or sieving.

riddling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Material removed by riddling, or sieving.
  • * 1832 , The Quarterly Journal of Agriculture (volume 3, page 989)
    • The good grain is riddled by hand into a heap at a convenient part of the barn, and the riddlings are thrown among the stuff which descends to the floor through the other spout.

    diddling

    English

    Verb

    (head)