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fluster v

(transitive) To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse. (dated) To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy. (intransitive) To be agitated and confused; to bustle. (British, dialectal) To catch attention; to be showy or splendid. (obsolete) To boast or brag noisily; to bluster, to swagger. (obsolete) Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly. fluster n A state of agitation or confusion; a flutter. (obsolete) A state of slight drunkenness or tipsiness; also, the excitement caused by this state. (uncertain) Showiness, splendour.

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