What does "fluster" mean?
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.
Additional senses
- 2.To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
- 3.Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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