Definition of "fluster" in English

verb

1. To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.

2. To make emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.

3. To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy.

4. To be agitated and confused; to bustle.

   • He seemed to fluster when speaking in front of many people.

5. To become overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.

6. To catch attention; to be showy or splendid.

7. To boast or brag noisily; to bluster, to swagger.

8. Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly.

noun

1. A state of agitation or confusion; a flutter.

2. A state of slight drunkenness or tipsiness; also, the excitement caused by this state.

3. Showiness, splendour.