riling
present participle ofrile
rile
verb[T]
informaluk/raɪl/us/raɪl/to make someoneangry:
Don'tlether rile you.
Synonym
annoy
to annoy someone
- annoyIt annoys me that you're always late.
- botherIt bothers me that you don't help with the washing up.
- irritateAfter a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.
- peeveWhat peeved her most was that he hadn't even called her.
- bugHe's been bugging me all morning.
- aggravateIt really aggravates me the way he never thanks me for what I've done.
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofriling
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Two attempts at face-to-face meetings, result inrilingup a prize fighter and disrupting a wedding, so the boys resort to telephoning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rilingand his gang track them down.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment