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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
- Example: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
- Example: "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]

2. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of;
[syn: roil, rile]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled (r[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.] [See Roil.] 1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil. [1913 Webster] 2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. [1913 Webster] Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rile v 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, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 2: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of [syn: roil, rile]