Word of the Day for Wednesday 30th April 2014
Rile \ rahyl \,
verb;
1. To irritate or vex.
2. To roil (water or the like).
Quotes:
You mayn't like him, but don't say anything to rile him; he's the key to this
proposition.
-- Henry De Vere Stacpoole, The Gold Trail , 1916
“It wasn't losing the land that seems to rile Houston,” a third said. “Not that
he don't rile easy." “I see," Ratliff said again.
-- William Faulkner, The Hamlet , 1940
Origin:
Rile is a variant of roil that arose in the early 1800’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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