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as in clattered
to make a series of short sharp noises
the children tromped through the kitchen, making the plates on the shelf rattle
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as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
busily rattling away about our vacation plans, we didn't listen to the announcements and missed our flight
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as in rambled
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she rattled on and on about all her European shopping trips, but I wasn't really listening
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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
don't let a little mistake rattle you while you're playing during the piano recital
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Recent Examples of rattled
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Though the actress said the moment did not physically harm her, the interaction left her rattled and confused.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
The anemic performance breathed even more confidence into the Spurs, who looked rattled in Game 1.
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Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
The conflict with Iran has driven up borrowing costs and rattled markets, adding to economic uncertainty.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Movius asked the rattled crowd afterward.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Most importantly, Darnold didn’t make a mistake all night, while Maye seemed rattled and lost a fumble and threw a late interception.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
As a result, Nvidia’s results next week could soothe some rattled nerves around tech, given that where the AI chipmaker goes, the stock market seems to go as well.
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Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
His praise came several months after some of the president's loudest supporters called Barrett squishy, a rattled law professor and a DEI hire for siding against the administration on one of the president’s many emergency appeals.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Ethan Hawke does arguably his career-best work as the protagonist, a priest who becomes rattled when one of his parishioners expresses despondency over a God who would allow his planet to die because of climate change.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
But according to officials, who have since spoken to Ars Technica and The Register on condition of anonymity, Roscosmos was looking to take drastic measures to fix the leak — which had NASA rattled.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
In June, Apex released a proprietary survey of 1,733 Americans with household incomes above $200,000—and the results rattled even him.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Although bear attacks are rare, the incident has rattled some residents in the small mountain community and sparked a probe by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The crackdown on more than 20 nursing schools in South Florida rattled the healthcare industry both here and across the country as federal agents alerted state licensing boards about the nurses who illicitly obtained their credentials.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
On April 5, two earthquakes rattled opposite sides of the Holly Ridge Golf Links southeast of Archdale, Randolph County, in the Piedmont Triad.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
Adjective
But New York never looked rattled.
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Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Though the actress said the moment did not physically harm her, the interaction left her rattled and confused.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
The anemic performance breathed even more confidence into the Spurs, who looked rattled in Game 1.
—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
The conflict with Iran has driven up borrowing costs and rattled markets, adding to economic uncertainty.
—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Movius asked the rattled crowd afterward.
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Most importantly, Darnold didn’t make a mistake all night, while Maye seemed rattled and lost a fumble and threw a late interception.
—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
As a result, Nvidia’s results next week could soothe some rattled nerves around tech, given that where the AI chipmaker goes, the stock market seems to go as well.
—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
His praise came several months after some of the president's loudest supporters called Barrett squishy, a rattled law professor and a DEI hire for siding against the administration on one of the president’s many emergency appeals.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The gruesome discovery left many on the block rattled.
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Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Since then, California has exploded in population and has been rattled by many major earthquakes, some far more deadly and similarly strong.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Ethan Hawke does arguably his career-best work as the protagonist, a priest who becomes rattled when one of his parishioners expresses despondency over a God who would allow his planet to die because of climate change.
—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
But according to officials, who have since spoken to Ars Technica and The Register on condition of anonymity, Roscosmos was looking to take drastic measures to fix the leak — which had NASA rattled.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
In June, Apex released a proprietary survey of 1,733 Americans with household incomes above $200,000—and the results rattled even him.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Although bear attacks are rare, the incident has rattled some residents in the small mountain community and sparked a probe by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The crackdown on more than 20 nursing schools in South Florida rattled the healthcare industry both here and across the country as federal agents alerted state licensing boards about the nurses who illicitly obtained their credentials.
—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
On April 5, two earthquakes rattled opposite sides of the Holly Ridge Golf Links southeast of Archdale, Randolph County, in the Piedmont Triad.
—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattled
Adjective
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Scotland may have lost 0-1 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but the thing the Tartan Army was most upset about?
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
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Many people watching the game on TV were surprised, since replays seemed to suggest Freuler had been offside before being clattered by Abunada.
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There have been a dozen political crises in Britain in the past decade, when Prime Ministers have fallen, elections have been called, and helicopters clattered overhead.
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Carole and Alizée also attended Ascot that day, where Carole chatted with Prince William and King Charles in the Royal Box.
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While neither party has publicly chatted about the breakup, their proxies can talk.
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Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.
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When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.
Verb
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The case has generated intense international attention because of Hoiby's connection to the royal family, who have been embarrassed by it.
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But Americans don’t want to see the home team embarrassed.
Adjective
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Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.
Verb
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Among the directors, the class captures several of the year’s most talked-about filmmakers.
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But his cousin was a police reserve officer and talked him into joining in 1984.
Verb
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
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“Rattled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattled. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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