RILE

roil, rile

(verb) make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

rile (third-person singular simple present riles, present participle riling, simple past and past participle riled)

to make angry

to stir or move from a state of calm or order

Synonyms

• aggravate

• anger

• annoy

• irritate

• vex

Anagrams

• Iler, Irel., Lier, Reil, Riel, lier, lire, riel

Source: Wiktionary


Rile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled; p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.] Etym: [See Roil.]

1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.

2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.

Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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