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riling

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verb

present participle of rile
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riling
Adjective
  • And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Each cup is made from a single piece of heavy-gauge stainless steel, so there are no annoying seams for flour or sugar to get stuck in.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The solution proved to be nearly as irritating as the problem.
    Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • The most prevalent active ingredients in the videos were not only irritating, but are also known to increase sun sensitivity.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • What’s more frustrating is that neither of the bracket’s two best overall performers will be proceeding on to the semifinals, and in hindsight, one of them — Acid Betty — really wasn’t given a chance.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • The most frustrating character on The Bear continues to be Claire (Molly Gordon), whose on-screen role in Season 3 was limited, but whose importance even as an unseen force has grown and grown.
    Linda Holmes, NPR, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Content moderators are workers who remove disturbing content from social media—data which is often then used to train AI systems like ChatGPT or Facebook’s algorithms.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 19 June 2025
  • These stories reveal a disturbing truth: AI can automate and amplify existing biases, leading to real-world injustice.
    Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • According to Yau, those with acne-prone skin should reach for a stainless steel gua sha—unlike natural stone, stainless steel is non-porous and anti-bacterial, preventing unwanted breakouts and aggravating easily congested skin.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Following his final round, the two-time major champion detailed surviving the weekend without aggravating his rib injury.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Riling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riling. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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