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单词 riles
释义

rile

verb

ˈrī(-ə)l How to pronounce rile (audio)
riled; riling

transitive verb

1
: to make agitated and angry : upset
2
: roil sense 1

Synonyms

  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • bother
  • bug
  • burn (up)
  • chafe
  • eat
  • exasperate
  • frost
  • gall
  • get
  • grate
  • gripe
  • hack (off)
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • nark [British]
  • nettle
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • pique
  • put out
  • rasp
  • ruffle
  • spite
  • vex
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Example Sentences

Her comments riled the professor. one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Recent Examples on the Web The sight of it was enough to rile up Stranger Things fans. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Her character, too, is barely shaded; even the provocative statements Bobbi lobs like grenades at dinner parties to rile up her friends lack the necessary kick. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 The Biden administration’s decision to offer a swap for Ms. Griner may rile some of America’s allies, which have held the line in their own hostage situations, including on behalf of the United States. New York Times, 28 July 2022 So is the fact that Trump can no longer use Twitter to rile up his supporters with incendiary falsehoods. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 The pivot is raising alarm about Meta’s priorities and about how some might exploit the world’s most popular social media platforms to spread misleading claims, launch fake accounts and rile up partisan extremists. Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 The pivot is raising alarm about Meta’s priorities and about how some might exploit the world’s most popular social media platforms to spread misleading claims, launch fake accounts and rile up partisan extremists. Scott Bauer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 This conversation covers how silence can rile, the mariachi space opera staged by a bunch of Texas students and what a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer manages to make sound look like. Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 Vega, meanwhile, has touted her get-out-the-vote work for Youngkin among Hispanic voters, while angling to put prominent far-right figures in her corner to rile up the base. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

variant of roil

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

rile

verb

ˈrīl How to pronounce rile (audio)
riled; riling
: to make angry

riles

verb

present tense third-person singular of rile
1
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • annoys
  • irritates
  • bothers
  • persecutes
  • bugs
  • angers
  • aggravates
  • gets
  • irks
  • exasperates
  • infuriates
  • vexes
  • eats
  • grates
  • chafes
  • provokes
  • piques
  • worries
  • gripes
  • narks
  • teases
  • spites
  • itches
  • peeves
  • ruffles
  • frosts
  • galls
  • enrages
  • insults
  • plagues
  • nettles
  • offends
  • gets to
  • rasps
  • wears on
  • upsets
  • nags
  • harasses
  • rouses
  • inflames
  • unsettles
  • puts out
  • rankles
  • agitates
  • rubs the wrong way
  • heckles
  • antagonizes
  • burns (up)
  • sticks in one's craw
  • sets one's teeth on edge
  • harries
  • gets on one's nerves
  • pesters
  • roils
  • outrages
  • hacks (off)
  • gets one's goat
  • perturbs
  • hassles
  • disquiets
  • maddens
  • enflames
  • badgers
  • unhinges
  • devils
  • distresses
  • baits
  • incenses
  • undoes
  • affronts
  • miffs
  • discomforts
  • exercises
  • frets
  • bullyrags
  • ballyrags
  • discomposes
  • hagrides
  • freaks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obliges
  • pleases
  • appeases
  • placates
  • pacifies
  • satisfies
  • mollifies
  • gladdens
  • delights
  • gratifies
  • assures
  • reassures
  • soothes
  • conciliates
  • cheers
  • contents
  • quiets
  • propitiates
  • comforts
  • consoles
  • solaces
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2
as in angers
to make angry her husband isn't easily riled, but once he is, he stays that way for days

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • angers
  • infuriates
  • enrages
  • annoys
  • irritates
  • outrages
  • rankles
  • inflames
  • roils
  • offends
  • maddens
  • ires
  • aggravates
  • provokes
  • gets
  • incenses
  • enflames
  • mads
  • ticks off
  • exasperates
  • vexes
  • steams up
  • crosses
  • piques
  • antagonizes
  • huffs
  • rubs the wrong way
  • miffs
  • affronts
  • peeves
  • ruffles
  • embitters
  • gets one's goat
  • nettles
  • puts out
  • burns (up)
  • envenoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pleases
  • relieves
  • delights
  • gratifies
  • soothes
  • allays
  • assuages
  • calms
  • settles
  • appeases
  • quiets
  • comforts
  • consoles
  • disarms
  • pacifies
  • placates
  • captivates
  • lulls
  • mollifies
  • beguiles
  • charms
  • conciliates
  • enchants
  • bewitches
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