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-ɪdəl words.

I'm looking for perfect rhymes with "riddled" that aren't just other forms of other words. Do any exist?

Malady
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    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/words-that-end-in-led – Gio Apr 18 '23 at 06:04
  • Many pronounce ribald as an oblique rhyme of 'riddled'. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 18 '23 at 10:03
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    Riddled is also an adjective according to Macmillan, – Stuart F Apr 18 '23 at 11:18
  • @Gio - And all of those seem to be past-tense, which isn't what I want? – Malady Apr 18 '23 at 12:44
  • @Malady - well, you can draw your conclusion from that list – Gio Apr 18 '23 at 13:11
  • Like others have said, past-tense words are also participles and so can be used as adjectives too without any past-tense implication. But the reason for my comment is, if you don't like any of the "-ddled" words on offer in rhyming lists because they don't fit the situation, remember that you're American and generally pronounce a "t" in middle of a word like a "d," so you can also use "-ttled" words too, like "belittled," "whittled," etc. (e.g., The man felt angry and belittled.). There's also combining words, like stressing "fit" in "fit old" would rhyme with "riddled" (e.g., a fit old man). – Benjamin Harman Apr 18 '23 at 22:17
  • @BenjaminHarman - Thanks for inspiring me to specify that I'm looking for perfect rhymes! – Malady Apr 19 '23 at 02:56
  • Piddled and diddled are both regular verb forms. Though using them together in rhymes does color the poem a bit. – John Lawler Apr 21 '23 at 20:47

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