flustering

== English == === Etymology === From fluster +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈflʌstəɹɪŋ/ Hyphenation: flust‧er‧ing === Adjective === flustering (comparative more flustering, superlative most flustering) Agitated, confusing. (obsolete) Boasting or bragging noisily; blustering, swaggering. ==== Derived terms ==== flusteringly === Verb === flustering present participle and gerund of fluster