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rile

/raɪl/

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verb

/raɪl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, вызывающего у кого-либо раздражение или гнев.

A verb used to indicate the act of annoying or irritating someone, or making them angry.

  1. Annoy or irritateB2informal

    To make someone angry or irritated, often by minor annoyances.

    ruРаздражать

    • His constant complaining really riles me.
    • She was riled by the unfair criticism.
    • The delay in the train service riled the passengers.

    Synonymsaggravateannoyexasperategallirkirritatenettlepeeveprovokevex

    Antonymsappeasecalmcomfortdelightpacifyplacatepleasesoothe

  2. Stir up sedimentC1formal

    To make a liquid cloudy or muddy by stirring up the sediment at the bottom.

    ruВзмутить

    • The heavy rain riled the river water.
    • Be careful not to rile the sediment in the wine bottle.
    • The boat's propeller riled the muddy lake bottom.

    Synonymsagitatechurncloudmuddyroil

Forms
  • riled past participle
  • riled past simple
  • riling present participle
  • riles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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