fluster
To throw into a state of confusion or panicTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
» Tom seems to be slightly flustered.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
überrumpeln, verwirren
волнова́тьvolnovátʹ, взбудораживатьvzbudoraživatʹ
метушитисяmetušytysja, хвилюватиxvyljuvaty, збуджуватиzbudžuvaty
(transitive)To make emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
To make emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
(broadly, transitive)To turn on, to make horny.
(dated, transitive)To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy.
(intransitive)To be agitated and confused; to bustle.
He seemed to fluster when speaking in front of many people.
be flustered; behave in a confused manner
(intransitive)To become overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
To become overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
(broadly, intransitive)To become turned on, to become horny.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive)To catch attention; to be showy or splendid.
(intransitive, obsolete)To boast or brag noisily; to bluster, to swagger.
(intransitive, obsolete)Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly.
Examples
46 sentencesTom seems to be slightly flustered.
Tom was flustered, but Mary wasn't.
Tom became flustered and a bit nervous.
Tom got flustered when filling out the paperwork.
Tom told me he thought Mary was flustered.
Translations
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Origin
The verb is probably from Middle English *flostren (implied in flostring, flostrynge (“agiThe verb is probably from Middle English *flostren (implied in flostring, flostrynge (“agitation; blustering”)) from a Scandinavian (North Germanic) language; compare Icelandic flaustra (“to bustle”), flaustr (“a bustle; a hurry”). Compare Old English flustrian (“to weave, plait, braid”).
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Forms
flusters, flustering, flustered, flustered| Base form | fluster · to fluster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flusters |
| Present participle | flustering |
| Past simple | flustered |
| Past participle | flustered |
irregular
Synonyms
45 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle