charading

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A form of charade — A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of charade
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APA

charading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charading

MLA

“charading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charading.

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