A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RILE

Sun, 15 Oct '23
Work (up)
Tue, 14 Mar '23
Tick off
Fri, 25 Nov '22
Tick off
Tue, 1 Nov '22
Annoy
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Vex
Sun, 31 Jul '22
Tick off
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Get under the skin of
Mon, 11 Jul '22
Make angry
Thu, 24 Mar '22
Provoke, with "up"
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Tick off
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Irritate