rile

Verb

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vex irritate annoy nettle anger devil gravel bother aggravate chafe nark roil get to madden frost
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Antonyms

gladden benet salve gratify compose please
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Hypernyms

vex disturb agitate displease commove stir up

Hyponyms

chevy harry get plague provoke beset

Derivatives

riled Riling

Anagrams

lier lire riel Iler Reil

Examples

If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws. Rob James-Collier

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me Source: Internet

It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves Source: Internet

Russian trolls, Finkelstein said, are especially willing to demonize whichever Jewish figure is most likely to rile people. Source: Internet

He then tried to rile up the non-existent crowd with claps. Source: Internet

Although the advent of any new style of warfare can rile the nerves of those who fear overreach, we cannot allow these nerves to hijack the bigger picture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rila mountains rilandite rilawa rile up riled rilek