verb (used with object), riled, ril·ing. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S.
1.
to irritate or vex.
2.
to roil (water or the like).
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to annoy or anger; irritate |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) to stir up or agitate (water, etc); roil or make turbid |
| [C19: variant of | |
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Rile
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
rile
1825, Amer.Eng. spelling alteration to reflect a dialectal pronunciation of roil (q.v.); cf. heist from hoist.
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Example sentences
It certainly must have made it harder to rile different factions into applause etc.
The broadcasts not only rile dictators, but comfort their beleaguered opponents.
Their effort drew no takers, although it did rile the plaintiffs' lawyers.
The usual tactic is to rile dissenters hoping that their retaliatory replies will be censored.
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