rile
English
Etymology
From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪl
Verb
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- to make angry
- 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.
- 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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to anger, annoy
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Derived terms
- to get riled up - to become angry
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
rile