Riddled Definition & Meaning

riddled
adjective
  1. (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"
  2. spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"

"Riddled" in song lyrics

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  • "Heavy and red reflect the strife of her civil war riddled"
    Oblique Brown — Snapshots

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