flustering
- present participle of fluster.
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
He was pressured repeatedly as the Cardinals stole a page from previous Carolina opponents, flustering the former Heisman Trophy winner with a series of blitzes.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022
Mrs. van Geist came flustering out to the carriage.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon
