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to fluster
01
to make someone feel nervous or uncomfortable, often by surprising or overwhelming them
Transitive: to fluster sb
Examples
The unexpected question from her professor flustered the student and she struggled to articulate her answer.
02
to become nervous, confused, or rushed
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
fluster
3rd person singular
flusters
Present participle
flustering
Past simple
flustered
Past participle
flustered
Examples
She flustered when she could n't find her keys.
Fluster
01
a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
flusters
Lexical Tree
flustered
fluster
