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Rile

rʌɪl

Rile definitions

verb

Inflections:

rile riled riles riling

make (someone) annoyed or irritated

"he has been riled by suggestions that his Arsenal future is in doubt"

Synonyms:
irritate annoy bother vex provoke displease upset offend affront anger exasperate infuriate gall irk get/put someone's back up disgruntle pique rankle with nettle needle ruffle get on someone's nerves ruffle someone's feathers make someone's hackles rise raise someone's hackles rub up the wrong way
make (water) turbulent or muddy

"he'd been drinking sweet, clear water from a well, and now that water had been muddied and riled"