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fluster Definition

flus·ter (flustər)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become confused, nervous, or befuddled

Etymology: ME flosteren, prob. < Scand, as in Ice flaustra, to bustle, hurry

noun

the condition of being flustered

fluster Synonyms

fluster

v.

fluster Usage Examples

Object

  • bit: Greg got a bit flustered under the glare of the camera.
  • state: Otherwise you could end up either rushing through your talk in a flustered state or waffling desperately.
  • man: A flustered, excited man was talking to them.

Preposition: at

  • point: It was lovely... Mr Flibble got rather flustered at this point.

Present participle complement

  • sound: It was a rather flustered sounding Giles asking us to meet them at a restaurant near the Al Azhar mosque.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: And, then, suddenly, there they were, looking slightly flustered but seemingly OK.
  • rather: However, I have noticed that if she makes a minor mistake, she does get rather flustered and needs to be assured.
  • little: Upon starting it up, tho, I found myself getting a little flustered.
  • too: Before getting too flustered ask yourself some questions and see if you can figure out why this is happening.
  • so: He was so flustered when he realized what was going on that he wouldn't have recognized his own mother.
  • very: We arrived at the site about 3 hours later than we intended to be met by a very flustered bands liaison guy.

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