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Fluster   /flˈəstər/   Listen
Fluster

verb
(past & past part. flustered; pres. part. flustering)
1.
Be flustered; behave in a confused manner.
2.
Cause to be nervous or upset.






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"Fluster" Quotes from Famous Books



... sure, miss," he said. "The poor child is all in a fluster, and as to Miss Ermengarde, poor Susy worships the very ground she walks on. You haven't, maybe, heard of the accident that has happened to ...
— The Children of Wilton Chase • Mrs. L. T. Meade

... of the young couple, that every thing in it seemed to shine again. A party at Jacob Rhoneland's! It was a thing unheard of, and produced quite a sensation in the drowsy part of the town where he lived. Never had a household been in such a fluster as his was. What deep consultations were held to prevent the old man—who seemed to have grown quite cheerful and light-hearted, and chirruped about the house like some gay old old cricket—from meddling in every thing, ...
— The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 - Volume 23, Number 6 • Various



Words linked to "Fluster" :   comport, deport, bear, put off, perturbation, discomposure, flurry, behave, carry, ruffle, acquit, disconcert, conduct, confuse



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