The Clue
Incense (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RILE
Tags
Notes
The answer RILE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aggravate
Anger
Annoy
Chafe
Irritate
Miff
Nettle
Peeve
Pique
Ruffle
Upset
Vex
Agitate, colloquially
Anger: Colloq.
Bring to a boil
Make mad
Put out
Stir up
Get one's goat
Provoke Pappy Yokum
Rub the wrong way
Ruffle one's feathers
Cause heat under the collar
Get one's dander up
Get under one's skin
Push too hard, maybe
Definition
RILE as a verb:
1. (annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil) = 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"
2. (roil, rile) = make turbid by stirring up the sediments of