Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rile up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: rile up
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rile; to aggravate.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

burn up wind up aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass antagonize bother disgruntle

Questions

What does rile up mean?: To rile; to aggravate.

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