chivvy vs rile

chivvy and rile both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chivvy	No	No	Yes	No
rile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rile is a hypernym of chivvy; that is, rile is a word with a broader meaning than chivvy:

Other hypernyms of chivvy include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex.

chivvy (verb)	rile (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations