riled; riling
Examples of rile in a Sentence
Her comments riled the professor.
one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
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His habits of arm-flapping and always chattering away in the referee’s ear can rile everyone.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The musician is used to getting people riled up, playfully or otherwise.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Allies have brushed off the comments as a way to rile up his opponents.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The Nintendo Direct announced the Switch 2 release date but sidestepped discussing its price, leaving fans riled up online.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The musician is used to getting people riled up, playfully or otherwise.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Allies have brushed off the comments as a way to rile up his opponents.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The Nintendo Direct announced the Switch 2 release date but sidestepped discussing its price, leaving fans riled up online.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rile
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“Rile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rile. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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