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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
  • Something that’s annoying, inefficient, or consistently painful.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
  • The car inches along, slowly filling the air with the hope of a different future, carried on tiny — albeit annoying — wings.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 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
  • People will likely find this irritating and exasperating, but the friction created will be worth the outcome, consisting of hopefully preventing people from being lulled into thinking the AI is divine.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • That said, diving into AI without a plan can be frustrating.
    Janet Lam, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The delays were frustrating, made more complicated by hospitalizations and evaluations that didn’t always address the root of what Avery was experiencing.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • This is a disturbing statistic and speaks to an increase in the total number of people defacing themselves, but also a rise in the amount of ink per person.
    Scott Liftman, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
  • The board of the Regional Transportation Authority met Friday to discuss ways to respond to the cut, striking a note of optimism to counter the disturbing prediction for Tri-Rail’s future.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.

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