to annoy sb or make them angry:
[VN] Nothing ever seemed to rile him. [also VNthat]
IDIOMS
be / get (all) riled up (informal, especially AmE) to be or get very annoyed
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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