rile
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
• Syn:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
get at, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil
• Derivationally related forms:
devilment (for: devil), deviltry (for: devil), devilry (for: devil), vexation (for: vex), vexer (for: vex), irritation (for: irritate), irritant (for: irritate), botheration (for: bother), bother (for: bother), annoyer (for: annoy), annoyance (for: annoy)
• Hypernyms:
displease
• Hyponyms:
get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, rankle,
grate, peeve, ruffle, harass, hassle, harry,
chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague,
molest, provoke, antagonize, antagonise
• Verb Group:
chafe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to rile Sue
2. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
• Syn:
roil
• Hypernyms:
agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up,
stir up, raise up
• Hyponyms:
muddle, puddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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