2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Rile — Rile, Gerhard von, Architekt, s. Gerhard 1) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
rile — index badger, bait (harass), disaffect, discompose, harry (harass), incense, irritate … Law dictionary
rile — [raıl] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: roil] informal to make someone extremely angry ▪ He was the calmest guy I ever knew nothing ever riled him. ▪ That class gets me so riled up … Dictionary of contemporary English
rile — [ raıl ] verb transitive to annoy someone: The president s outspoken remarks have riled conservatives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rile — (v.) 1825, American English spelling alteration to reflect a dialectal pronunciation of ROIL (Cf. roil) (q.v.); Cf. heist from hoist. Related: Riled; riling … Etymology dictionary
rile — [v] anger, upset acerbate, aggravate, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, exasperate, gall, get one’s goat*, get under skin*, grate, inflame, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, provoke, put out*, roil, rub one the wrong way*, try one’s patience*,… … New thesaurus
rile — ► VERB informal ▪ annoy or irritate. ORIGIN variant of ROIL(Cf. ↑roil) … English terms dictionary
rile — [rīl] vt. riled, riling [var. of ROIL] [Informal or Dial.] Informal Dial. 1. ROIL 2. to anger; irritate … English World dictionary
rile|y — «RY lee», adjective. Especially U.S. Informal. 1. angry; irritable; vexed. 2. roiled; turbid … Useful english dictionary
rile — feb·rile; rile; scur·rile; … English syllables
