Rile
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪl
Origin
From dialectical pronunciation of roil.
Full definition of rile
Verb
- to make angry
- 2011, October 20, Michael da Silva, Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv, Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.
- to stir or move from a state of calm or orderMoney problems rile the underpaid worker every day.Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
Derived terms
- to get riled up - to become angry