Thesaurus / fluster
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He recalls bad dates, good brothers, the process of coming out, and the fluster of being outed.
‘UNFORTUNATELY TRUE STORIES’ WILL TUG AT YOUR SOULTERRI SCHLICHENMEYERMARCH 25, 2022WASHINGTON BLADEThere was no longer any fluster of doubt and hesitation in his manner.
A HOUSEFUL OF GIRLSSARAH TYTLERThe three sisters took care of themselves and their house with the elegant ease and lack of fluster of gentlewomen born and bred.
THE YATES PRIDEMARY E. WILKINS FREEMANThe Doctor said that he should himself bear them company, leaving the "younger men" to "fume and fluster and explore."
EAST ANGELSCONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSONFor all his affectation of leisureliness and her obvious fluster, no doubt about it, Joe was gaining on her.
THE MAGNETIC NORTHELIZABETH ROBINS (C. E. RAIMOND)Thus you will have plenty of time to make it to suit you, with no one to look on and fluster or confuse you.
CRAYON AND CHARACTER: TRUTH MADE CLEAR THROUGH EYE AND EARB.J. GRISWOLDShe said this but still did not release his arm, and suddenly, in a fluster, he felt that the time he dreaded had come.
RAMSEY MILHOLLANDBOOTH TARKINGTONSo instead of departing in a fluster, she sat down heavily in order to contemplate them at her ease.
DUSTY STAROLAF BAKERShe hastened in to her mother, who was rapidly working herself into a Sunday fluster.
A ROOM WITH A VIEWE. M. FORSTERHit don't becomst de quality ter fluster demse'ves over de gwines on uv er low-lifeted fowl.
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLEELLEN GLASGOWWORDS RELATED TO FLUSTER
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- befuddle
- beguile
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- call away
- catch flies
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- warms
- whets
- works up
- worries
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