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riling Definition


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rile
verb riled, riling
    1. To anger or annoy someone.
      Thesaurus: anger, annoy, irritate, gall, provoke, pique, upset, vex, irk, peeve, exasperate, put out, bug (slang), get (slang); Antonym: soothe.
    (N Amer)
    2. To agitate (water, etc).
Etymology: 19c: a variant of roil.



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