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11rile — feb·rile; rile; scur·rile; …
12rile — verb a) to make angry Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day. b) to stir or move from a state of calm or order Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me. Syn: aggravate, anger, annoy, get …
13rile — UK [raɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rile : present tense I/you/we/they rile he/she/it riles present participle riling past tense riled past participle riled to annoy someone The president s outspoken remarks have riled conservatives …
14rile — [[t]ra͟ɪl[/t]] riles, riling, riled VERB If something riles you, it makes you angry. [V n] Cancellations and late departures rarely rile him. Derived words: riled ADJ GRADED He saw I was riled …
15rile — transitive verb (riled; riling) Etymology: variant of roil Date: 1624 1. to make agitated and angry ; upset 2. roil 1 Synonyms: see irritate …
16rile — /ruyl/, v.t., riled, riling. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. 1. to irritate or vex. 2. to roil (water or the like). [1815 25; var. of ROIL] Syn. 1. irk, annoy, provoke, chafe, nettle. * * * …
17rile — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at, beat, beat up, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, churn, churn up, convulse, devil, disarrange, discompose,… …
18rile — v. (R) it riled me that they were paying no taxes * * * [raɪl] (R) it riled me that they were paying no taxes …
19rile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, annoy, vex. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. irritate, provoke, annoy; see anger 1 , bother 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. anger, annoy, irritate, peeve, *rub the wrong way …
20rile — see REGULAR …
