Rile (Verb)
Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her constant complaining started to rile him, especially on a Monday morning.
- The barking dog from next door would rile my mom and make her lose patience.
- It was the small, seemingly insignificant things that riled her the most, like dirty socks on the floor.
- The persistent knocking sound from the other room began to rile me as I tried to focus on my work.
- His ridiculous comments during meetings would often rile the usually calm team leader.
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Meaning 2
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The swimmers were warned not to stir up the water to rile the moat and make it difficult to navigate.
- The pond was clear until the gardener's shovel suddenly riled the bottom.
- Strong waves and currents rile the lake's water, creating murky conditions.
- Construction near the riverbank began to rile the silt and cause brown water downstream.
- A broken underwater pipe riled the ocean's floor, causing cloudy water to flow onto the nearby beaches.