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to rile
01
to disturb or annoy someone, especially through minor irritations
Transitive: to rile sb
Examples
The repetitive noise from the construction site riled the residents.
02
to stir up water, making it rough, choppy, or cloudy
Transitive: to rile water
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
rile
3rd person singular
riles
Present participle
riling
Past simple
riled
Past participle
riled
Examples
The boat ’s motor riled the calm water, creating waves behind it.
