What does rile mean?
Rile means To stir or move from a state of calm or order..
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/ɹaɪl/ · verb
To stir or move from a state of calm or order..
Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day.
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.
It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
“Boh!” said Tom, “don’t I know?—don’t make me too sick with any yer stuff,—my stomach is a leetle riled now;” and Tom drank half a glass of raw brandy.
Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot.
Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.
Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis.
Use rile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rile means To stir or move from a state of calm or order..
Common synonyms include aggravate, irritate, trouble, vex.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day.
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