Rile Definition
rīl
riled, riles, riling
verb
riled, riles, riling
Webster's New World
To anger; irritate.
Webster's New World
To stir up (liquid); roil.
American Heritage
To make angry.
Wiktionary
To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day.
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.
It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
- please
- make happy
- soothe
- conciliate
Origin of Rile
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From dialectical pronunciation of roil.
From Wiktionary
Variant of roil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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