Fluster
11fluster — flus|ter1 [ˈflʌstə US ər] v [T] to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them ▪ Don t fluster me, or I ll never be ready on time. fluster 2 fluster2 n BrE in a fluster nervous and confused because you are trying… …
12fluster — UK [ˈflʌstə(r)] / US [ˈflʌstər] verb [transitive] Word forms fluster : present tense I/you/we/they fluster he/she/it flusters present participle flustering past tense flustered past participle flustered to make someone feel confused, embarrassed …
13fluster — [[t]flʌ̱stə(r)[/t]] flusters, flustering, flustered VERB If you fluster someone, you make them feel nervous and confused by rushing them and preventing them from concentrating on what they are doing. [be V ed] The General refused to be flustered …
14fluster — verb (T) to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them fluster noun (singular): BrE …
15fluster — 1. verb she was flustered by his presence Syn: unsettle, make nervous, unnerve, agitate, ruffle, upset, bother, put on edge, disquiet, disturb, worry, perturb, disconcert, confuse, throw off balance, confound; informal rattle, faze, put …
16fluster — s (flustret, fluster, best. pl. flustren) bräda vid ingång till bikupa …
17fluster — I. verb (flustered; flustering) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic flaustur hurry Date: 1604 transitive verb 1. to make tipsy 2. to put into a state of agitated confusion ; upset intransitive verb to move …
18fluster — /flus teuhr/, v.t. 1. to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me. 2. to excite and confuse with drink. v.i. 3. to become agitatedly confused. n. 4. nervous excitement or confusion. [1375 1425; late ME flostren; …
19fluster — verb /ˈflʌstə/ To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion. He seemed to get flustered when speaking in front of too many people …
20fluster — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ado, agitate, agitation, baffle, bafflement, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, befuddlement, bewilder, bewilderment, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, boastfulness, bobbery, boil …