Definition of rile Rile
/ɹajˈl/ - [rayl] - rile
We found 9 definitions of rile from 6 different sources.
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What does rile mean?
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| 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" | ||
| annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | ||
| displease give displeasure to | ||
| get under one's skin, get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" | ||
| eat into, rankle, grate, fret gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| chafe warm by rubbing, as with the hands | ||
| peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | ||
| ruffle pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" | ||
| fret wear away or erode | ||
| chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, hassle, harass, plague, harry, molest, beset, provoke exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" | ||
| antagonise, antagonize provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" | ||
| rile - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||
| roil | ||
| raise up, commove, stir up, disturb, vex, agitate, shake up damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" | ||
| muddle, puddle make into a puddle; "puddled mire" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rile (Verb)
To make angry. - rile (Verb)
To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rile (v. t.)
To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil. - rile (v. t.)
To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rile
To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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rile
An old corruption of rail. To ruffle the temper; to vex.
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🔤- rile, verb, present, 1st person singular of rile (infinitive).
- rile, verb (infinitive).
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