to rile
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6.9
- verb
- /raɪl/
:
molestar
- Jack gets riled, and it sometimes takes a while for him to calm down.
- get riled
These posts are meant to get tempers riled and it is public baiting on steroids.
- These posts are meant to get tempers riled and it is public baiting on steroids.
- And I read it and I understood why it kind of riled some people up.
- It keeps you in this bubble or this echo chamber that riles people up.
- Try it with that boss who really pisses you off and riles you up every time to try it.
- There was a New York, there was a New Yorker piece that really got people riled up.
- Donald Trump riled up all of his supporters to go commit crimes, to attempt an insurrection.
- And I'm also aware that people use illegal border crossings as a way to sort of rile up the conversation, to politicize it, to create fear of outsiders.
- But there are some who are using this to purposely make you mad, rile you up and, and get you to, to act a certain way.
- If pumps and I saying fuck riles you up, yeah good for you.
Examples
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What are you getting so riled up about it for?
Fiction book (1998) -
Now, you got me riled.
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You made a point a couple minutes back where you said he just kind of says these things to rile up his base.
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What is it she keeps doing to rile her mother so?
Fiction book (2000) -
I will be the first to admit it; the woman was starting to rile me.
Fiction book (2002) -
What social media has done is it's empowered every small group of people to get their voice out there and rile people up.
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You enjoy trying to rile me, don't you?
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"Getting all riled up can't be good for that heart of yours."
Fiction book (1993) -
I actually didn't mind Kelly getting all riled up; it made for some good drama.
Blog text (8) -
Some comments on social media can really rile people, leading to heated arguments.
Synonyms
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1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
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3.9
Make someone very annoyed or upset
246
1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
215
6.3
Annoy or upset someone gradually
158
3.2
Make someone very annoyed or upset
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3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
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1.0
To make someone very upset or annoyed
85
3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
78
2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
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4.2
Annoy someone and make them angrier
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4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
25
7.1
To annoy someone with small repeated actions
25
6.3
Make someone feel annoyed
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7.2
To annoy someone again and again so they feel bothered
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7.0
To annoy someone by small, repeated actions
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7.2
Upset people by challenging usual views
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8.0
To make someone feel slightly annoyed
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7.1
To annoy someone deeply
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4.9
To bother someone again and again until they feel angry
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5.9
Make someone very annoyed by doing the same thing again and again
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7.4
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
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6.8
To make someone feel annoyed
2
6.8
To annoy or upset someone in a way that feels sharp
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9.1
To make someone angry
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7.9
To make someone angry or upset
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8.0
To make someone feel unhappy or annoyed
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
To annoy someone or make them angry
To annoy or puzzle someone
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rile comes from the same idea as the older word roil, which means 'to stir up'. Think of someone 'stirring up' your calm like mixing mud into clear water — that is why to rile someone is to make them angry or annoyed.