rile /ɹaɪl/verb 2forms 3phrases 1 verb2 •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. •To make angry.Nothing riles an anti-mosque demonstrator more than being called a bigot. — 2010 formsriled · riling · riles Phrases with rile rile upTo rile; to aggravate.