rile

rile

verb \ˈrī(-ə)l\

riledril·ing

Definition of RILE

transitive verb

1

: to make agitated and angry : upset

2

: roil 1

Examples of RILE

1. Her comments riled the professor.
2. <one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me>

Origin of RILE

variant of roil

First Known Use: 1624

Related to RILE

Synonyms: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, itch, nark [British], nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, irritate, ruffle, spite, vex

Antonyms: delight, gratify, please

Related Words: hassle, heckle; nag; inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse; badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease; anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil; agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry; affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage

Near Antonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate; delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe

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Rhymes with RILE

dial, file, isle, pile, smile, spile, stile, style, tile, trial, while, wile