rile

(rīl)
tr.v., riled, ril·ing, riles.

1. To stir to anger. See synonyms at annoy.
2. To stir up (liquid); roil.

[Variant of ROIL.]

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verb

To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall², get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain/pleasure.

v

Definition: anger, upset
Antonyms: conciliate, make happy, please, soothe

See words rhyming with "rile."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Rile.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - irritere, ærgre, plumre (vand)

Nederlands (Dutch)
op stang jagen

Français (French)
v. tr. - énerver

Deutsch (German)
v. - ärgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκνευρίζω, εξοργίζω

Italiano (Italian)
imbestialire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irritar

Русский (Russian)
злить, раздражать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - irritar, poner nervioso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - irritera, förarga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
把...搅浑浊, 使烦躁, 使激怒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 把...攪渾濁, 使煩躁, 使激怒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 화나게 하다, 짜증나게 하다, 흐리게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怒らせる, 濁す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعكر, يكدر, يغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיז, הסעיר או ערבל מים (בארה"ב)‬

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