rile
/raɪl/
verb
- To annoy or irritate someone.
- The unfair referee call riled the entire soccer team.
- His constant humming during the test began to rile the other students.
- Nothing riles my dad more than someone being late without calling.
- To make water muddy or cloudy by stirring it up.
- Be careful not to rile the pond water when you wade in to catch frogs.
- The heavy rain riled the once-clear stream.
- The boat's propeller riled the lake, making it hard to see the bottom.