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Meaning of "fluster" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLUSTER

Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic flaustr to hurry, flaustra to bustle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUSTER

fluster  [ˈflʌstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fluster is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fluster in English.

WHAT DOES FLUSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fluster in the English dictionary

The definition of fluster in the dictionary is to make or become confused, nervous, or upset. Other definition of fluster is a state of confusion or agitation.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLUSTER

PRESENT

Present
I fluster
you fluster
he/she/it flusters
we fluster
you fluster
they fluster
Present continuous
I am flustering
you are flustering
he/she/it is flustering
we are flustering
you are flustering
they are flustering
Present perfect
I have flustered
you have flustered
he/she/it has flustered
we have flustered
you have flustered
they have flustered
Present perfect continuous
I have been flustering
you have been flustering
he/she/it has been flustering
we have been flustering
you have been flustering
they have been flustering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flustered
you flustered
he/she/it flustered
we flustered
you flustered
they flustered
Past continuous
I was flustering
you were flustering
he/she/it was flustering
we were flustering
you were flustering
they were flustering
Past perfect
I had flustered
you had flustered
he/she/it had flustered
we had flustered
you had flustered
they had flustered
Past perfect continuous
I had been flustering
you had been flustering
he/she/it had been flustering
we had been flustering
you had been flustering
they had been flustering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fluster
you will fluster
he/she/it will fluster
we will fluster
you will fluster
they will fluster
Future continuous
I will be flustering
you will be flustering
he/she/it will be flustering
we will be flustering
you will be flustering
they will be flustering
Future perfect
I will have flustered
you will have flustered
he/she/it will have flustered
we will have flustered
you will have flustered
they will have flustered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flustering
you will have been flustering
he/she/it will have been flustering
we will have been flustering
you will have been flustering
they will have been flustering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fluster
you would fluster
he/she/it would fluster
we would fluster
you would fluster
they would fluster
Conditional continuous
I would be flustering
you would be flustering
he/she/it would be flustering
we would be flustering
you would be flustering
they would be flustering
Conditional perfect
I would have fluster
you would have fluster
he/she/it would have fluster
we would have fluster
you would have fluster
they would have fluster
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flustering
you would have been flustering
he/she/it would have been flustering
we would have been flustering
you would have been flustering
they would have been flustering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fluster
we let´s fluster
you fluster
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fluster
Past participle
flustered
Present Participle
flustering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLUSTER


aplustre
æpˈlʌstə
Augusta
ɔːˈɡʌstə
blockbuster
ˈblɒkˌbʌstə
bluster
ˈblʌstə
buster
ˈbʌstə
cluster
ˈklʌstə
delustre
diːˈlʌstə
dislustre
dɪsˈlʌstə
duster
ˈdʌstə
intercluster
ˌɪntəˈklʌstə
lackluster
ˈlækˌlʌstə
lacklustre
ˈlækˌlʌstə
luster
ˈlʌstə
lustre
ˈlʌstə
muster
ˈmʌstə
outbluster
ˌaʊtˈblʌstə
outlustre
ˌaʊtˈlʌstə
robusta
rəʊˈbʌstə
subcluster
ˈsʌbˌklʌstə
supercluster
ˈsuːpərˌklʌstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUSTER

flurries
flurry
flush
flushable
flushed
flusher
flushing
flushness
flushwork
flushy
flustered
flusteredly
flusterment
flustery
flustrate
flustration
flute
fluted
flutemouth
fluter

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUSTER

adjuster
Auster
baluster
claims adjuster
cropduster
exhauster
faster
feather duster
filibuster
globular cluster
insurance adjuster
jouster
knuckle-duster
loss adjuster
oak leaf cluster
oak-leaf cluster
ouster
pass muster
Schuster
thruster
truster

Synonyms and antonyms of fluster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLUSTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fluster» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fluster

Translation of «fluster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUSTER

Find out the translation of fluster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fluster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fluster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

慌乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fluster
570 millions of speakers

English

fluster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घबड़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإضطراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волновать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fluster
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হৈচৈ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fluster
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fluster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fluster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狼狽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떠들썩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fluster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho say sưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fluster
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फूस लावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

telaşlandırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fluster
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fluster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвилювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tulbura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστατώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwarring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fluster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fluster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fluster

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUSTER»

The term «fluster» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUSTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fluster» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fluster» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fluster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUSTER»

Discover the use of fluster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fluster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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tumbleweeds
FLUSTER: l wouldn't let Washington know you've lost your troopies. lt could be embarrassing. They'd take away your transmission! COLONEL FLUSTER: That's commission, woman! (Stands.) Any sign of them, Trooper Dimbleby? TROOPER  ...
William Surrey Hart
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Joe Mitchell Chapple's National Magazine
Fluster: Just what had we been saying? Amy: [Simply] I was asking you why you didn't propose. Why don't you? Fluster: What, here, and now? i Amy: Why not? Fluster: It wouldn't be quite proper. Amy: And still another of those silly, snobbish  ...
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The European Magazine, and London Review
Does any of you know Frank Fluster, or, as he is us.ially styled, Francis Fluster, Esq. — it is very like him. There are a groat many people in the world, who, in spite of education and example, scramble through the duties and concerns of life  ...
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Blue and Gray: The Patriotic American Magazine
burst out, " We done think foah shuah you been tooken an' captured. Fluster, ole man." Uncle Fluster looked his wife full in the face, indignation and contempt battling for place on his countenance. '- 'Ooman," he cried, " wha' you teck me foah ?
Joseph W. Morton, 1893
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Canadian National Record for Swine
Wilson & Sons), by Pine Grove Fluster -13917-. —25731— MONKLAND PEARL 2nd. Sow Farrowed Nov. 28th, 1907, bred by Jas. Wilson & Sons, Fergus, Ont.; farrowed the property of I. A. Snider, Floradale, Ont.; 2nd owner, Wm. Fink, ...
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Under Both Flags: A Panorama of the Great Civil War, as ...
burst out, " We done think foah shuah you been tooken an' captured, Fluster, ole man." Uncle Fluster looked his wife full in the face, indignation and contempt battling for place on his countenance. " 'Ooman," he cried, " wha' you teck me foah?
George Morley Vickers, 1896
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Sc. (JML) Frf. Chirsty would be in an uncommon fluster, BARRIE Tlirums (1889) ii. n.Yks. Then she wad put hersel into sike flusters, Broad Yks. 17 ; n.Yks.19 e.Yka. 1 Deeant put thysen i sike a flusther. m.Yks.1 The visible condition of an excited ...
Joseph Wright, 1900
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Argosy
... IV. on BOARD 'I'HE ULYSSES. HAT do you make it now, Fluster ? " “ Latitude 28 deg. 10 min. 5 sec., longtitude 19 deg. 5 min. 3 sec." Fluster Fulwood. mate of the steam yacht Ulysses, a young man between nineteen a n d Randolph ...
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Essential English for Competitions: IAS, PCS, HCS, HAS, RAS ...
She's all in a fluster over her wedding preparations. Fluster — synm M make nervous, unnerve, agitate, ruffle, upset, disturb, alarm, perturb, confuse What could have flustered the normally imperturbable Rajesh? 1M calm Noun: state of  ...
A P Bhardwaj, 2010
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The european lagazine and london review containing portraits ...
Doci any of you know Frank Fluster, or, as he is nsually styled, Francis Fluster, Esq. — it is very liUc him. There are a great many people in the world, who, in spite of education and example, scramble through the duties and concerns of life  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fluster is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nicky Hilton's Wedding Dress Fail That Left Her Flashing Wedding …
Hilton was calm and collected despite the 'slip ups' that might have left a lesser-composed bride all a fluster. Apart from the minor mishap, the ... «WebProNews, Jul 15»
2
'Re-Designing Women' a wisecracking good time | Las Vegas …
... Rob Kastil has a perfectly befuddled, scrunched-up face as she chases around “hot chocolate” Anthony, who's played with proper fluster by ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
3
THAT Cavani prod is now a doorbell - ESPN FC
... Gonzalo Jara, who attempted to invade his Uruguayan opponent's personal space in a rather unpalatable attempt to fluster the PSG forward. «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
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Dublin to save year in thurles tussle - Herald.ie
Secondly, should they fumble, fluster and flitter away possession, as they did for a dark spell in the first half last Saturday, Limerick will make ... «Herald, Jul 15»
5
Climate Change Crushes Bumblebees Population
The paper also shed light on the issue of using pesticides on bees such as the neonicotinoids, which have caused bees to lose their fluster and ... «I4U News, Jul 15»
6
UPDATE: South Bend Police investigating possible abduction of se …
After South Bend Police received initial reports about a possible missing girl, the neighborhood near Kennedy Park erupted in a fluster. Two 10 ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»
7
Hassan, Usman Vie for 300 Grand at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale …
... forward in this one; Thompson will counter by throwing awkward kicks while backing up, using his reach advantage to fluster his competition. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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CHRIS KIRWAN: 'A' teams needed to bridge gap to pro ranks
Toby is a chap who is hard to fluster yet it would be nice if his representatives can take a weight off his mind before preparations really go up a ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
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A barren and windswept landscape
... steamy kitchen like a nervous contestant on Stars in Their Eyes, the landlord reappeared in a fluster with a tiny notepad covered in scrawl. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Confessions of a (very bad) bus driver
After a subsequent tow to the nearest petrol station, in my fluster I drove off without replacing the petrol cap causing my long-suffering ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

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