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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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as in upset
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Recent Examples of rattled
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
One rattled six days earlier, while the other was reported on September 14.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The dude is steady, even-keeled, doesn’t appear to get rattled.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Global markets were also rattled after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that asset prices, including equities, were trading at inflated levels.
—Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.
—Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The government was sufficiently rattled to rescind the ban the next morning.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The shaking broke some windows in Berkeley and rattled products off the shelves in some stores.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The fee change rattled students like Kashyap, who hoped to get into an American university and from there the US jobs market.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
On the Giants’ second offensive series, which began with them pinned on their own 1-yard line, Dart didn’t look rattled.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
One rattled six days earlier, while the other was reported on September 14.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The dude is steady, even-keeled, doesn’t appear to get rattled.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Global markets were also rattled after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that asset prices, including equities, were trading at inflated levels.
—Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.
—Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The government was sufficiently rattled to rescind the ban the next morning.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The shaking broke some windows in Berkeley and rattled products off the shelves in some stores.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The fee change rattled students like Kashyap, who hoped to get into an American university and from there the US jobs market.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattled
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Mountains rose, the sun throwing soft light upon the carriage as the train clattered through one tunnel after another, beside ice-blue waterfalls frozen in their midst.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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But the top lot might be the notorious bell wall, which clattered incessantly to alert the servants to the desires and whims of their employers.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
23 Aug. 2025
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While speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the premiere, which was held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Adam chatted about working alongside his family.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter chatted with Kraner, Crego and producer Steven Schweickart in two separate conversations about the Gabby’s Dollhouse movie and how that surprising end-of-movie reveal — Gabby has a little sister!—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Since a Ralphie rambled across Folsom Field for the first time in September 1967, CU put up a sterling 5-1 record in live mascot debut runs.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Of course, some embarrassed me within a sentence or two, and were dispatched quickly.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dart wasn’t the only Giants rookie to have a substantial impact in the upset victory.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nudge your kids to make decisions for themselves, even when other people are upset.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anne had also talked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
4 Oct. 2025
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But while Swift’s album is objectively the most talked-about this week, several other powerhouse artists unveiled new music as well.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By bridging cutting-edge research with accessible, actionable advice, this book fills a critical gap in the menopause conversation — one that has left millions of women confused, underserved and unheard.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Arthur’s confused by his brother’s anger.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Rattled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattled. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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