rile

Rile is defined as to anger or annoy.

(verb)

An example of rile is to constantly tease a person to make them mad.

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See rile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb riled, riling

  1. roil
  2. to anger; irritate

Origin: var. of roil

See rile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb riled riled, ril·ing, riles
  1. To stir to anger. See Synonyms at annoy.
  2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

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Origin: Variant of roil

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