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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. i. To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. --South. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flustered}; p. pr & vb n. {Flustering}.] [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.] To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. --Macaulay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fluster \Flus"ter\, n. Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fluster n : a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: {perturbation}] v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner 2: cause to be flustered or consternated
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