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Definition of rile verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rile

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

to annoy someone or make them angry synonym anger Nothing ever seemed to rile him.

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Idioms

be/get (all) riled up (informal)

to be or get very annoyed

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