'Rile' definitions:
Definition of 'rile'
(from WordNet)
verb
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]
verb
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of [syn: roil, rile]
Definition of 'Rile'
From: GCIDE
- Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled (r[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.] [See Roil.]
- 1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rile'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravate,
- agitate,
- annoy,
- arouse,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- beat,
- beat up,
- bedevil,
- beset,
- bother,
- bristle,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bullyrag,
- burn up,
- chafe,
- chivy,
- churn,
- churn up,
- convulse,
- devil,
- disarrange,
- discompose,
- disquiet,
- distemper,
- disturb,
- dog,
- embitter,
- exasperate,
- excite,
- exercise,
- fash,
- ferment,
- flurry,
- fret,
- get,
- grate,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harry,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hound,
- huff,
- incense,
- inflame,
- irk,
- irritate,
- miff,
- molest,
- mud,
- muddle,
- muddy,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- paddle,
- peeve,
- persecute,
- perturb,
- perturbate,
- pester,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- pluck the beard,
- pother,
- provoke,
- put out,
- rankle,
- ride,
- ripple,
- roil,
- roughen,
- ruffle,
- rumple,
- set up,
- shake,
- shake up,
- stir,
- stir the blood,
- stir up,
- swirl,
- tease,
- torment,
- trouble,
- try the patience,
- tweak the nose,
- upset,
- vex,
- whip,
- whip up,
- whisk,
- work up,
- worry