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• fluster — [[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 …   English dictionary

• fluster — ► VERB (often as adj. flustered) ▪ make (someone) agitated or confused. ► NOUN ▪ a flustered state. ORIGIN originally in the sense «make slightly drunk»: perhaps Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

• fluster — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fluster — 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 …   English dictionary

• fluster — verb (T) to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them fluster noun (singular): BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fluster — flus|ter [ flʌstər ] verb transitive to make someone feel confused, embarrassed, or nervous ╾ flus|ter noun singular …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fluster — verb [often as adjective flustered] make (someone) agitated or confused. noun a flustered state. Origin C17 (in the sense make slightly drunk ): perh. of Scand. origin and related to Icelandic flaustra hurry, bustle …   English new terms dictionary

• flurried, flustered — These words are virtual synonyms; both mean excited, confused, agitated : Constant criticism flustered (or flurried) her. In one sense, to fluster someone is to flurry him, but fluster is a stronger term than flurry. A flurried person is upset or …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …   English dictionary for students

• throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …   Universalium

• put off — verb 1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1) let s postpone the exam • Syn: ↑postpone, ↑prorogue, ↑hold over, ↑put over, ↑table, ↑shelve, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary