rattled

Related to rattled: rattled off

rattled

1. Shocked, bewildered, flustered, or unnerved. The whole incident left me feeling pretty rattled. I know that Tom was rattled for a while after the accident.
2. slang Intoxicated from alcohol. She looked a little rattled when she was leaving, but she wasn't falling over herself or anything. I'll come out with you for a pint or two, but I don't want to get too rattled.
See also: rattle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slightly rattled

 
1. Inf. upset; confused. Tom was slightly rattled by the policeman at the door. I'm slightly rattled. I'll get over it.
2. Inf. tipsy; intoxicated. He's only slightly rattled. He'll recover by morning. she can be really drunk and still seem only slightly rattled.
See also: rattle, slightly
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rattled

1. mod. confused; bewildered. He tends to get a little rattled at minor things.
2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. After an hour of drinking, Bill was more than a little rattled.
See also: rattle

slightly rattled

1. mod. upset; confused. (see also rattled.) Tom was slightly rattled by the trouble at the door.
2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. She can be stone blind and still seem only slightly rattled.
See also: rattle, slightly
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • slightly rattled
  • all shook up
  • talk past (one)
  • make (one's) head swim
  • make head swim
  • I'm speechless
  • make (one's) head spin
  • make one's head spin
  • do (one's) head in
  • do your head in
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And everything I've written here might seem like baloney, because last year you might have rattled in a 190-class buck on October 1 in the rain with wind gusts up to 50 mph--and he came in at 1 p.m.
Rattling works-sometimes! When it comes to this age-old method, you'll do better if you know--and apply--the facts
The ultimate example of this time of golden opportunity was thrust upon me a few years ago when I rattled in--and cleanly killed--three different 160-class bucks, in two different states, in a two-week period!
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