rile

/rail/

Thân thiện

The loud noise from the construction site began to rile the sleeping dog.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To annoy or irritate someone: To cause someone to feel angry, frustrated, or impatient, often through persistent minor actions or behaviors.
   • To make a liquid cloudy or muddy by stirring up sediment: To agitate a liquid, causing particles at the bottom to rise and make the liquid turbid. (This meaning is less common in everyday usage.)

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to annoy):

  • His constant complaining really riles me.
  • Don't let their negative comments rile you.
  • The politician's evasive answer riled the audience.

• Verb (to agitate liquid):

  • The boat's propeller riled the clear water of the lake.
  • Walking through the creek riled up the mud from the bottom.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "to rile up": This phrasal verb is very common and means to make someone angry or agitated, or to stir up a group's emotions.

  • The controversial speech was intended to rile up the crowd.
  • He knows exactly how to rile up his little brother.

• Emotional Connotation: "Rile" often implies provoking a reaction of anger or irritation that may be visible or expressed. It suggests an active disturbance of one's peace.

Variants and Related Words

• Riled (adj): The state of being annoyed or agitated.

  • She was visibly riled by the accusation.

• Riling (adj/verb form): Causing annoyance.

  • His riling comments made everyone uncomfortable.

Synonyms

• Annoy: To cause slight irritation.
• Irritate: To provoke impatience or anger.
• Provoke: To stir up a reaction, often deliberately.
• Agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally.
• Vex: (More formal) to annoy or worry.

Antonyms

• Calm: To make peaceful.
• Soothe: To reduce anger or agitation.
• Pacify: To bring peace.

Phrasal Verbs

• Rile up: To actively anger or stir to excitement.
  • The coach's pep talk riled up the team before the big game.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Don't get riled up": A common phrase advising someone not to become angry or agitated about something.
  • It's just a minor mistake, don't get riled up about it.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
2. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• roil