English Explanatory Dictionary

rile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
  2. To make angry.

Pronunciation

/ɹaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rile.wav /ɹɑel/ [ɹɑe̯l]

Word forms

rile riles riling riled

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

Synonyms

aggravate irritate trouble vex annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting antagonize bother disgruntle botherate bug get grate burn up bedevil cheese off devil exasperate frustrate get up grotch hack off hassle irk jazz molest mommick nark nerve pee off peeve persecute pique piss off provoke rile rile up roil storm test someone's patience tick off try one's patience wind up Idioms: boil someone's piss chap someone's hide get on someone's nerves get on someone's tits get on someone's wick get someone's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up get someone's nanny get someone's nanny-goat get under one's goat get under someone's skin

Derived words

rilesome rile up riley

Translations

Bulgarian: сърдя Bulgarian: дразня Czech: lézt na nervy Czech: vytáčet Czech: štvát Finnish: ärsyttää Finnish: suututtaa German: aufbringen German: reizen German: ärgern Hungarian: bosszant Hungarian: dühít Hungarian: kihoz a sodrából Ido: iracigar Māori: whakariri Māori: whakatakariri Russian: злить Russian: раздражать Spanish: encolerizar Spanish: irritar Spanish: sacar de quicio Spanish: sulfurar Spanish: encabronar Tagalog: mang-inis Tagalog: inisin Turkish: kızdırmak
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