Past tense of rile
regular verb
The past tense of rile is riled. The past participle is also riled.
Forms of rile
| Base form (V1) | rile /ɹaɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | riled |
| Past participle (V3) | riled |
| Present participle | riling |
| Third person singular | riles |
Riled in a sentence
- Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis.2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian...
- Jack didn't look in the least riled by the grit in his hair.2014, Susan May Warren, Nothing But Trouble, Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, page 89. From the entry water diaper
- Indeed, in recent years, the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) "abolished" the Quaternary, according to riled quaternarists.2008 January 25, Richard A. Kerr, “A Time War Over the Period We Live In”, in Science, 319(5862), page 402. From the entry quaternarist
- 'Plague take the fists of lust-ridden sailors,' snapped the herbalist in riled temper.1999, Janny Wurts, Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light and Shadow; 5), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 283. From the entry meatbrain
- Nothing riled English high churchmen more than the phrase Protestant church.1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 174. From the entry high churchman
Meaning of rile
- verb To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- verb To make angry.
Questions about the past tense of rile
- What is the past tense of rile?
- The past tense of rile is riled.
- What is the past participle of rile?
- The past participle of rile is riled.
- Is rile a regular or irregular verb?
- Rile is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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