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rile

/ɹaɪl/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rile at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
    Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  2. Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of.

Origin

From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

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