flustering
Meaning of flustering
verb, gerund or present participle
- make (someone) agitated or confused.
there's nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie
the false start flustered me a bit
early 17th century (in the sense ‘make slightly drunk’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Icelandic flaustra ‘hurry, bustle’.
Information about flustering
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of flustering
flus-ter-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- flustering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
flustering synonyms
Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:
Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:
Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:
Meaning disconcert or upset the composure of (someone):
Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:
Meaning take the trouble to do something:
Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):
Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:
Meaning make (someone) anxious:
Meaning annoy or disturb:
Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:
Meaning feel or cause to feel panic:
Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:
Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:
Meaning make (someone) bewildered or perplexed:
Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:
Meaning surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:
Meaning harass; pester:
Meaning make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated:
Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):
Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):
flustering antonyms
Meaning make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:
Words that rhyme with flustering
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