Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rile

/ɹaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: rile
IPA: /ɹaɪl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stir or move from a state of calm or order.

verb

Example Sentences

"Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day."
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me."
"It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves."
"“Boh!” said Tom, “don’t I know?—don’t make me too sick with any yer stuff,—my stomach is a leetle riled now;” and Tom drank half a glass of raw brandy."
"Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot."
"Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night."

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹaɪl/
British English: /ɹaɪl/

Inflected Forms

riles (present, singular) riling (participle, present) riled (participle, past) riled (past)

Derived Forms

rilesome riley

Phrases

rile up

Synonyms

aggravate irritate trouble vex annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile pile kyle awhile isle worthwhile tile aisle

Questions

How do you pronounce rile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹaɪl/.
What does rile mean?: To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
Where does rile come from?: From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

How to pronounce rile

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