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rile
verb as in anger, upset
Example Sentences
The comment riled up the Motor City, prompting the local ABC affiliate to briefly shelve Kimmel’s show.
Regardless, the segments always ended the same way: the men in handcuffs, the audience riled up with moral righteousness and suspicion of their own neighbors.
What riled him most were claims that a major road was blocked for hours for VIP guests, who reportedly included the Nepalese prime minister.
He even riled up the crowd by shouting out to his "Latino fans", adding: "This fight is going to be stamped in the history books."
Another ploy that is not against the rules - but riles up many - is the underarm serve.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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