From fluster
flustering (comparative more flustering, superlative most flustering)
agitated, confusing
flustering
present participle of fluster
Source: Wiktionary
Flus"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flustering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.]
Definition: 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.
Flus"ter, v. i.
Definition: To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
Flus"ter, n.
Definition: Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
