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Definition of rile verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

rile

 verb
verb
NAmE//raɪl//
 
rile somebody it riles somebody that…Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rile
 
he / she / it riles
 
past simple riled
 
-ing form riling
 
 
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  • to annoy someone or make them angry synonym anger Nothing ever seemed to rile him.
    • Idioms
    be/get (all) riled up (informal)
     
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    to be or get very annoyed
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