atingle

adjective

Definition of atinglenext
as in hyperexcited

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atingle
  1. troubled
  2. wired
  3. upset
  4. het up
  5. overexcited
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  • The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • In wealth management, un-wired components create structural friction.
    — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In 1912, the French physicist Conrad Schlumberger could be found kneeling on the ground of his family’s estate in Normandy, strategically placing wired electrodes in the soil.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of wired
Adjective
  • An upset victory in Alaska for Democrats would be a massive step toward achieving that goal.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy appeared upset during the sidebar but returned to the defense table with a stoic expression.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • As for the airport tray aesthetic, while people might be getting het up at the idea of Gen Z holding up the line for some navel-gazing, the US Transport Security Administration is sanguine about the risk.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Something about unfolding Bennifer events, this rekindling of an old flame, has got all of us het up.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 16 June 2021
Definition of het up
Adjective
  • The atmosphere aboard felt like Christmas Eve with a ship full of overexcited children.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At their reunion, an overexcited Andy is met by a typically cool Miranda, who characteristically doesn’t even remember her.
    — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of overexcited
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“Atingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atingle. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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