Hassle and Rile

Hassle

Hassle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
Usage example: a small group of jeering protesters hassled the politically active singer at every appearance she made

Rile and hassle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rile" instead a verb "Hassle".

Nearby Words: hassled, hassling

Rile

Rile verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me

Hassle and rile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hassle" instead a verb "Rile".

Nearby Words: riley, riling

Common collocations

people hassle people rile people
way hassle way rile way
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