rile

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'irriter ou de mettre quelqu'un en colère, souvent de manière persistante ou délibérée.

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.

   ennuyer, irriter

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

   Synonymesaggravateannoyexasperategallirkirritatenettlepeeveprovokevex

   Antonymesappeasecalmcomfortdelightpacifyplacatepleasesoothe

2. Stir up sedimentC1formal

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

   Troubler un liquide en remuant le dépôt

   • 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.

   Synonymesagitatechurncloudmuddyroil