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rile

UK/ɹaɪl/ US/ɹaɪl/ rare

verb

1.

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

  • “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
  • “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
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2.

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

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Origin

From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

Phrases

  • rile up

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