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riles
verb as in anger, upset
Example Sentences
“It is the kind of thing that riles people up, and that makes our situation in Arizona and other states more dangerous,” he said.
I scowl at him, but scowling at him only ever riles him up.
She said, "I walk past the sign every day and it riles my blood to see inappropriate grammar or punctuation."
But there’s no holiday food that riles people up quite like fruitcake.
And a third said: "Honestly, this riles me. I feel like recently there's been a huge decline in manners and general etiquette at cinemas and theatres - and I don't just mean litter either."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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