Meaning of RILE
| Pronunciation: | | rIl
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- [v] make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
- [v] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
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| | Synonyms: | | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, roil, vex |
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| | See Also: | | agitate, antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, commove, displease, disturb, eat into, fret, get, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, muddle, peeve, plague, provoke, puddle, raise up, rankle, ruffle, shake up, stir up, vex | |
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| | Definition: | | \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riled} (r[imac]ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Riling}.] [See {Roil}.]
1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.
2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in
the United States.
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