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rile
(rīl)tr.v. riled, ril·ing, riles
1. To anger or irritate. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To stir up (liquid); roil. See Usage Note at roil.
[Variant of roil.]
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rile
(raɪl)vb (tr)
1. to annoy or anger; irritate
2. US and Canadian to stir up or agitate (water, etc); roil or make turbid
[C19: variant of roil]
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rile
(rīl),
v.t. riled, ril•ing.
1. to irritate; vex.
2. to make turbulent; roil.
[1815–25; variant of roil]
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Past participle: riled
Gerund: riling
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Verb | 1. | rile - 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" get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to |
2. | rile - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of |
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rile
verb anger, upset, provoke, bug (informal), annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, nettle, vex, irk, pique, peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get your goat (slang), try your patience, rub you up the wrong way, get or put your back up Cancellations rarely riled him.
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Translations
rile
[raɪl] VT → sulfurar, reventarthere's nothing that riles me more → no hay nada que me reviente más
it riles me terribly → me irrita muchísimo
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