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Word of the day
for March 12
fluster v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
    2. (dated) To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To be agitated and confused; to bustle.
    2. (British, dialectal) To catch attention; to be showy or splendid.
    3. (obsolete) To boast or brag noisily; to bluster, to swagger.
    4. (obsolete) Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly.

fluster n

  1. A state of agitation or confusion; a flutter.
  2. (obsolete)
    1. A state of slight drunkenness or tipsiness; also, the excitement caused by this state.
    2. (uncertain) Showiness, splendour.
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