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rileto make someone annoyed or angry

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make someone annoyed or angry

Pronunciation (IPA): /raɪl/

Korean meaning: 화나게 하다, 짜증나게 하다

Korean pronunciation: **라**일

Example Sentences

  • Don't let his sarcastic comments rile you - he's just jealous.
  • The politician's speech was designed to rile up the voters before the election.
  • My cat gets easily riled when the neighbor's dog barks at 3 AM.

rile

VERB

//raɪl//

to make someone annoyed or angry

rile concept
💡 Concept

a mischievous coworker repeatedly clicks his pen loudly while his colleague tries to concentrate on important work. The pen-clicker grins smugly as he taps the pen against his desk in an annoying rhythm. His frustrated colleague's face grows redder with each click, his jaw clenching tighter. The annoyed worker grips his pencil so hard it might snap, his eyebrows furrowed in mounting irritation. Other nearby coworkers glance over with concerned expressions, sensing the rising tension. someone being deliberately made annoyed and angry through persistent irritating behavior

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/raɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/raɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootrile

Origin

From 17th century French 'rouiller' meaning 'to make water turbid or muddy.' The word originally described stirring up liquid to make it cloudy, then evolved to mean stirring up emotions to make someone angry or agitated.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

Don't let his sarcastic comments rile you - he's just jealous.

The politician's speech was designed to rile up the voters before the election.

😄 Fun example

My cat gets easily riled when the neighbor's dog barks at 3 AM.

😄 Fun example

Nothing riles me more than people who chew loudly in quiet libraries.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

irritateannoyprovokeaggravateinfuriate

Antonyms

soothecalmpacify

Related

angerupsetdisturbagitate