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rile
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- pronunciation:
- raIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
riles, riling, riled |
| definition 1: |
to make angry; irritate or annoy.
Customers' complaints always rile the chef.- synonyms:
- aggravate, anger, annoy, gall, get one's goat, irritate, nettle, peeve, piss off, vex
- antonyms:
- compose
- similar words:
- agitate, exasperate, fret, incense, irk, madden, miff, needle, offend, pique, provoke, rasp, roil, ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to stir up and make (water or the like) cloudy or muddy; roil.
- synonyms:
- muddy, roil
- similar words:
- agitate, churn, despicable, disturb, fret, ruffle, shake, stir up
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| related words: |
annoy, bother, gripe, outrage, peeve |
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