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- [rahyl]
- /raɪl/
- /raɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyl]
- /raɪl/
Definitions of rile word
- verb with object rile to irritate or vex. 1
- verb with object rile to roil (water or the like). 1
- transitive verb rile annoy, anger 1
- verb rile If something riles you, it makes you angry. 0
- verb rile to annoy or anger; irritate 0
- verb rile to stir up or agitate (water, etc); roil or make turbid 0
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Origin of rile
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; variant of roil
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rile popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rile usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rile
verb rile
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
Antonyms for rile
verb rile
- mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
Top questions with rile
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