Fluster

Word FLUSTER
Character 7
Hyphenation flus ter
Pronunciations /ˈflʌstə/

Definitions and meanings of "Fluster"

What do we mean by fluster?

To make or become nervous or upset. transitive & intransitive verb

A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement. noun

To confuse; embarrass, as by a surprise; cause to flush and move or speak hurriedly and confusedly; flurry.

To confuse with drink; make hot and rosy with drinking; fuddle.

Synonyms To excite, disconcert, disturb, perturb, flurry, worry.

To become confused, as with drink; be fuddled; be flurried.

Confusion or embarrassment caused by surprise; mental confusion and excitement or perturbation; flurry. noun

Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder. noun

To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. transitive verb

To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. intransitive verb

To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion. verb

Cause to be nervous or upset verb

A disposition that is confused or nervous and upset noun

Be flustered; behave in a confused manner verb

A state of being flustered; overwrought confusion.

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The word "fluster" in example sentences

Perhaps Mr. Batty was a person of notable industry -- perhaps remarkable for always beings in a "fluster" -- perhaps the rural Paul Pry of his day and district. ❋ Various (N/A)

But th 'owd lad wur i' sich a fluster, that istid o 'stoppin' it, he swapped th 'barrel to another tune. ❋ Edwin Waugh (1853)

In the Fox drama, the Lightman Group specializes in interpreting microexpressions and body language, and leader Cal Lightman Roth is an expert at manipulating his own body's language to fluster and confuse people into inadvertently revealing their true motives. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Determined to fluster New England's Tom Brady, the Jets flooded the field Sunday night with as many as seven defensive backs at times in an effort to clog potential passing lanes and narrow the quarterback's throwing windows. ❋ Chris Herring (2011)

In vain did yo yo threaten and bluster, the man from Texas, yo never did fluster. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But late in the game, Carlisle opted to switch from man-to-man defense to a zone, and the move appeared to fluster the Heat. ❋ Scott Cacciola (2011)

Entitled Nothing On, it is filled with fluster, sardines, slamming doors, illicit nookie and fake sheikhs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In a fluster before the park gates closed, we decided on a pond close to Hampton Court Palace, only for a gust of wind to blow them back on us. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She endures for reasons beyond the fame and talent of her chroniclers, however; the issues that she raised continue to fluster and fascinate. ❋ Stacy Schiff (2010)

Gets his name in the papers an makes all the skirts he runs with fluster up an 'say:' My! Some bear, that Roy ❋ Unknown (2010)

For some time after that Vahna used to fluster up whenever she saw me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At the very least we could fluster them to no end. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Cowley was all grin and fluster as he approached her. ❋ Ron Earl Phillips (2011)

Chris Paul used the knowledge that he has accrued over the past five seasons to teach Wall a few lessons, and the Hornets had a great scheme to fluster him in the second half. ❋ Michael Lee (2011)

Wallace did his part to fluster No. 1 overall pick John Wall, who committed a preseason-high six turnovers, partly because he wasn't used to playing against a big man who came up looking to bat away his passes in pick-and-roll situations. ❋ Michael Lee (2010)

Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This will fluster Manning and could force him into ill-advised passes that lead to interceptions. ❋ Lavar Arrington (2010)

As the questioning continued, though, the hitherto unguarded Ms. Zuckerberg began to fluster. ❋ Lizzie Simon (2011)

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