rile

Definition of rile

Verbs

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Synonyms:
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex
Types:
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get, get under one's skin
irritate
eat into, fret, grate, rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
peeve
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
ruffle
trouble or vex
fret
cause annoyance in
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
goad, needle
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
treat cruelly
haze
harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
antagonise, antagonize
provoke the hostility of
Type of:
displease
give displeasure to
make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Synonyms:
roil
Types:
muddle, puddle
make into a puddle
Type of:
agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex
change the arrangement or position of

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WordMasters: Grade 5 Blue Division Jan-Feb '09 »(25 words)
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J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" Chapters 1-14 »(70 words)
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Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »(180 words)
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