rile up en · VERB
Meanings
- To rile; to aggravate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| riling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| riled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| riled up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| riles up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ruffle someone's feathers · get on someone's nerves · get someone's dander up · botherate · chap someone's hide · cheese off · get someone's goat · nark · peeve off · grotch · raise someone's hackles · burn up · bedevil · get · acerbate · get someone's back up · torque off · pee off · rub someone the wrong way · bother · nettle · mommick · exasperate · provoke · hassle · irk · burn someone's ass · sting · get up · irritate · wind up · roil · aggravate · annoy · rile · rile up · get on someone's tits · disgruntle · hack off · test someone's patience · get someone's Irish up · piss off · get someone's nanny-goat · put someone's back up · jazz · ruffle · get under someone's skin · get on someone's wick · nerve · give someone the shits · peeve · bug · burn up · devil · wind up · rub up the wrong way · boil someone's piss · trouble · molest · antagonize · persecute · frustrate · storm · tick off · grind one's gears · get someone's nanny · harsh one's mellow · grate · Idioms: · pique · tee off · vex · try one's patience · get under one's goat · rankle