Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fluster"

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) 1.7 (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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