fluster
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of agitated confusion.
flustering
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present participleof fluster.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Football, indeed, is a team sport and also a flustering one for the 2023 Chargers, whose inability to finish now has them on the verge of being finished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Even now I couldn’t tell what Harry wanted from me, or whether flustering me was just part of his fun.
From Slate ● May 27, 2023
But the Cavaliers permitted just four points the rest of the way, flustering Providence into 1-for-18 shooting down the stretch.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
There seemed a lot of washing going on jest outside the Park, the white shirts and settera, flustering gaily in the breeze.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 by Various
