The Crossword Solver found answer to “Rub the wrong way”, 4 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords, British-style crosswords, general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles.
Answer : RILE
rile, riled, riles, riling – v
to anger
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil – v
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
To rile someone is to annoy or bother them. For example, a friend might rile you by constantly texting when you’re trying to have a conversation with her. You can also rile water, meaning you make it muddy by stirring it up.
The verb rile is derived from roil, and they basically mean the same thing. However, rile is more commonly used to mean “annoy” and roil mostly describes stirred liquid. If you rile up your sister, what you say makes gets her worked up, ready to argue with you. When a kid splashes around in the tub, the water is roiled — but if it gets all over the floor, his parents will be riled.
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