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flustering

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verb

present participle of fluster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustering
Adjective
  • Top Model tried to give me an embarrassing new look.
    Sarah Hartshorne, Vulture, 7 July 2025
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas: Adidas London Originals Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered an embarrassing early exit, losing in the first round to.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Advertisement To illustrate this point, consider the best man at a wedding who, instead of celebrating the couple, shares personal stories that only serve to embarrass them, often with awkward details that have no place in such a tender moment.
    Matt Abrahams, Time, 12 July 2025
  • An historic night at Madison Square Garden on Friday night turned into an awkward moment in the wee hours of Saturday morning at the Taylor-Serrano 3 post-fight press conference.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • But a slightly uncomfortable conversation is better than resentment.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • Looking cute doesn’t have to mean feeling uncomfortable.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Even without Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s size remains disconcerting to the Nuggets, especially when Aaron Gordon is out.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
  • My other wildlife standoff involved a much cuter animal, but potentially far more unpleasant.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our models and expertise can sniff out the broad parameters, but the precise location and timing of moisture plumes, training (quasi-stationary rain cells), and forcing mechanism can be difficult.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • James is playing the final year of his contract at $52.6 million, which is a very difficult number for teams to pay.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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“Flustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flustering. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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