Frances O'Grady

The implication that women work for pin money and can manage on a worse pension, presumably by relying on husbands, riles. But even more galling for women is that few government ministers seem to even appreciate the value of the work they do.

British Activist

Kendra Wilkinson

People get so riled up, and they wanna fight shows, but all they have to do is turn it off, and you see what happens? The show goes off. That's all you have to do. You don't have to fight anybody. You don't have to hold up signs.

American Celebrity

Omarosa Manigault Newman

All we need to remember is that Trump loves the hate. He thrives on criticism and insults. He delights in chaos and confusion. Taking to Twitter to call him names only fuels him and riles his base.

Patrick Reed

Just be you. Play golf. If you get riled up, show it. If you aren't happy about something, it's all right. Just play golf.

American Athlete

Stipe Miocic

Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up.

Jodie Comer

I love characters who can rile an audience so much - it means you've done your job well.

English Actress

Sophia Bush

I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie.

American Actress

Jim Cornette

Cowboy James Storm and Eli Drake, those guys can talk and rile the people up.

American Author

Rob James-Collier

If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.

British Actor

Scatman Crothers

American Actor

‘Rile’ often implies a strong emotional response but usually not extreme wrath.

Emotional Charge

Using 'rile' implies a negative experience or effect, try to avoid using it in a positive context.

Usually Negative

‘Rile’ is more intense than ‘annoy’ but less than ‘enrage’. It's moderate irritation.

Intensity of Annoyance

Don't confuse 'rile' with 'roil', which also means to disturb but can refer to liquids.

Easily Confused

‘Rile’ suggests a disturbance that's often slight but enough to cause annoyance or disruption.

Subtle Provocation

Use 'rile' to describe actions that negatively affect a situation, not to improve it.

Negative Effect

 target here he puts his sexuality on display in the hope that no one can use it against him when I first got here I went out on the REC yard and laid out in these uh panties and uh gives a little get everybody riled up and laughing and

Twiggy PIPE National...

 we had really fallen in love with this beautiful city, which was now literally under water. I was very riled up. This was hitting me really hard. So I went and I looked at the guy's car, and if I got very close, and I strained my eyes,