Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Confused; flurried.
- Affected by eating the loco or rattleweed; locoed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rattle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
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Examples
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
Bullish Blog 2010
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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The prospect that he might not be confirmed in the Senate for another term rattled markets last week.
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The rain rattled on a modern cagoule hood, rather than on a Gallic pattern helmet.
zornhau: My Eagle of the Ninth zornhau 2010
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The tent reeled under the blows of the wind, the canvas booming hollowly at every shock, while the sleet and rain rattled overhead like skirmish-fire grown into a battle.
CHAPTER 4 2010
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A chorus of military veterans and bloggers opined that his bogus tale about getting his brain rattled while serving in Iraq should win him prison time, if not a plane ride to the front lines and a chance to finally "walk the walk."
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