rile C2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs US /ɹɑel/ UK /ɹaɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #35103 Meanings 1 verb To stir or move from a state of calm or order. Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day. 2 verb To make angry. Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to stir or move from a... aggravateannoyantagonizebedevilboil someone's pissbotherbotheratebug 2 verb · to make angry. affrontaggravateangerantagonizeawrathburn upcheese offcross Word family Derived forms rilesomeriley Etymology From a dialectal pronunciation of roil. Topics Politics & International Affairs External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɑel/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹaɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 35103 ## Meanings 1. To stir or move from a state of calm or order. 2. To make angry. ## Examples - Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day. - Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot. ## Synonyms - aggravate - annoy - antagonize - bedevil - boil someone's piss - bother - botherate - bug - affront - anger - awrath - burn up ## Derived Forms - rilesome - riley ## Etymology From a dialectal pronunciation of roil. ## Topics - Politics & International Affairs markdown