rile

verb

Etymology: From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.

1. To stir or move from a state of calm or order.

   “Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day.”

   “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.”

2. To make angry.

   “Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot.”

   “Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.”