The Clue
Rankle (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RILE
Tags
Notes
The answer RILE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aggravate
"Aggravex"
Agitate
Anger
Annoy
Antagonize
Chafe
Irk
Irritate
Miff
Nettle
Vex
Anger, with "up"
Bring to a boil
Honk off
Irritate: Colloq.
Raise hackles
Stir (up)
Stir up
Tee off
Tick off
Cause dander to rise
Get one's goat
Raise one's dander
Raise some hackles
Rub the wrong way
Ruffle one's feathers
Get someone's Irish up
Get under one's skin
Cause heat under one's collar
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