rile up

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rile up

verb riles up · riling up · riled up

To rile; to aggravate.
Similar: burn up, wind up, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle

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@misc{rile_up_2026,
  title = {rile up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rile%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}