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verb

Rile v. t. (past & past part. riled; pres. part. riling)

To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.

To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex. Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States.

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Etymology of 'Riled'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Riled" Quotes from Famous Books

... have it, Bertie. Now, don't get riled—listen to me. Where was your father while you were going the pace ...

— In Friendship's Guise • Wm. Murray Graydon

... know is that Thompson's been doing all the talking, and the Old Man's been getting more and more riled.' ...

— The Pothunters • P. G. Wodehouse

... of dismay at this confirmation. The old woman went on, "Funny thing . . . I ain't a Powers by birth, Lord knows, and I never thought I set no store by their old pine tree. It always sort o' riled me, how much 'Gene's father thought of it, and 'Gene after him . . . sort of silly, seems like. But just now when we was all out there, and 'Gene heaved up his axe and hit the first whack at it . . . well, I can't tell you . . . it give me a turn most as if he'd chopped right into ...

— The Brimming Cup • Dorothy Canfield Fisher

... the Trapper, laughing, "fur ye must have ben a good deal riled. But ye did well to git the box through, and ye got here in time, and ye've 'arnt yer wages; and now, ef ye'll tell me how much I am to pay ye, ye shall have yer money, and ye needn't scrimp yerself on the price, Wild Bill, for the drag has been a hard un; so tell me yer price, and ...

— Holiday Tales - Christmas in the Adirondacks • W. H. H. Murray

... head. "Say, you two are the only topic of conversation in Tolopah about now. Couple of passengers told what you all done, and now everybody's telling everybody else. So it was you kids put the kibosh on Gus Megget. Phew! I hope I don't get you riled up." And clucking to his horses, Ned drove on to ...

— Comrades of the Saddle - The Young Rough Riders of the Plains • Frank V. Webster

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