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rile::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex |
| Type of | displease |
| Has types | provoke, rankle, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, antagonise, peeve, plague, antagonize, eat into, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, ruffle |
| Verb group | chafe |
Examples of rile
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The broadcasts not only rile dictators, but comfort their beleaguered opponents.
From the economist.com
His talent is to roll out endless spools of language that inform but do not rile.
From the time.com
And what better way to rile sensitivities in a Muslim-majority populace than this.
From the economist.com
Nothing can rile a taxpayer quite like an unplowed street or missed garbage pickup.
From the scoop.co.nz
If there's one group of voters lawmakers are loathe to rile up, it's seniors.
From the ocregister.com
They are the ones who rile up Obama supporters with their relentless attacks.
From the washingtonpost.com
He knew how to get headlines, especially headlines that would rile his adversaries.
From the guardian.co.uk
Rather than trying to rile Iran, it appears that Britain forgot all about it.
From the economist.com
It is these kinds of practices that often rile the Chinese public to no end.
From the theatlantic.com
- Annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- Roil: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
- (riled) annoyed: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
- To make angry; to stir or move from a state of calm or order
