rile
pronunciation
How to pronounce rile in British English:
UK [raɪl]
How to pronounce rile in American English:
US [raɪl]
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- Verb:
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Word Origin
- rile
- rile: see regular
- rile (v.)
- 1825, American English spelling alteration to reflect a dialectal pronunciation of roil (q.v.); compare heist from hoist and in the same era spile for spoil (v.). Bartlett writes that in both England and America roil "is now commonly pronounced and written rile" ["Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]. Related: Riled; riling.
Example
- 1. Doing so could attract new providers but rile lib dems .
- 2. That would further rile the unions .
- 3. The pope had managed to rile , not to reconcile .
- 4. The broadcasts not only rile dictators , but comfort their beleaguered opponents .
- 5. But serbia 's leaders have been warned that this will rile countries that have recognised kosovo , including 22 of the 27 eu member states .