Rile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈaɪl/.

Examples

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bother gravel vex annoy chafe get at nettle nark devil roil get to irritate rag

Parts of Speech

verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
verb	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Word Forms

annoyer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
annoyance	noun	the act of troubling or annoying someone
botheration	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
bother	noun	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
irritation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
irritant	noun	something that causes irritation and annoyance
vexation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
vexer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
devilment	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
deviltry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
devilry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ärgern

Ärger verursachen; stören, insbesondere durch geringfügige Reizungen

🇫🇷French

agacer

causer de la gêne; déranger, notamment par des irritations mineures

🇪🇸Spanish

sacar de quicio

causar molestia en; molestar, especialmente por irritaciones menores

🇮🇹Italian

ril

causare fastidio; disturbare, soprattutto con irritazioni minori

🇳🇱Dutch

ril

ergernis veroorzaken; verstoren, vooral door kleine irritaties

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritar

causar aborrecimento; perturbar, especialmente por pequenas irritações

🇷🇺Russian

раздражать

вызывать раздражение; беспокоить, особенно незначительными раздражениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिढ़ाना

में झुंझलाहट पैदा करना; परेशान करना, विशेषकर छोटी-मोटी परेशानियों से

🇧🇩Bengali

কোলাহল

বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করা; বিরক্ত, বিশেষ করে ছোটখাট জ্বালা দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைச்சல்

உள்ள எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்தும்; தொந்தரவு, குறிப்பாக சிறு எரிச்சல்களால்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లకల్లోలం

లో చికాకు కలిగించు; ముఖ్యంగా చిన్న చికాకుల వల్ల భంగం కలుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोलाहल

मध्ये चीड आणणे; विशेषत: किरकोळ चिडचिड करून त्रास द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધમાલ

માં હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે; ખલેલ પહોંચાડો, ખાસ કરીને નાની બળતરા દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಿಬಿಲಿ

ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ತೊಂದರೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗಳಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൈൽ

ശല്യം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചെറിയ പ്രകോപനങ്ങളാൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲਾ

ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਜਲਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنگامہ

میں جھنجھلاہٹ کا سبب بننا؛ پریشان کرنا، خاص طور پر معمولی جلن سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愤怒

引起烦恼；打扰，尤其是轻微的刺激

🇯🇵Japanese

怒り

迷惑を引き起こす。特に軽微な刺激によって気分を乱す

🇰🇷Korean

성나게 하다

짜증나게 하다; 특히 사소한 자극으로 인해 방해를 받습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giận dữ

gây khó chịu trong; làm phiền, đặc biệt là bởi những kích thích nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ไรล์

ก่อความรำคาญใน; รบกวน โดยเฉพาะการระคายเคืองเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggusarkan

menyebabkan gangguan pada; mengganggu, terutama karena iritasi ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غيظ

تسبب الانزعاج في؛ إزعاج، وخاصة من خلال تهيج طفيف

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر

باعث آزار در; مزاحم، به ویژه در اثر تحریکات جزئی

🇹🇷Turkish

kızak

rahatsızlığa neden olmak; özellikle küçük tahrişlerden dolayı rahatsız etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְגִיז

לגרום למטרד ב; להפריע, במיוחד על ידי גירויים קלים

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