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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
Adjective
  • Still, Lyon was barely troubled cruising to victory after an eighth-minute own goal by Laia Ballesté, under pressure from Dumornay, to turn a cross by Salma Paralluelo into her own net.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Set in Palm Springs, California, and seen on Broadway in 2011, the play probes a rich, powerful, troubled and Reagan-esque West Coast political family and makes much of the metaphor of the arid, infertile desert.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • That creates friction with organizations pre-wired to freeze configurations, validate extensively and minimize variation before production.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 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
  • But there were clearly hundreds of Disney employees who were very upset about that.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Many have responded to Swan Song negatively, with RadarOnline previously reporting that some royal observers are upset that Spencer is looking to reopen old wounds while Charles is battling cancer.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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