I grow smaller when you cut me, yet I am never harmed; I can be broken without being touched. What am I?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think of something intangible that lessens by revealing.
Answer
A secret held tightly
Explanation
A secret becomes smaller as you reveal parts of it, and it can be broken figuratively without physical harm, unlike objects.
This is a expert wordplay riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A secret held tightly.
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