flustering
/ˈflʌstəɹɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To me it seems, Mabel, that whenever a thing is really grand and potent, it has a quiet majesty about it, that is altogether unlike the frothy and flustering manner of smaller matters, and so it was with them rapids."
- "There is always a flustering breeze in the air and a perturbation generally through the county when they come or go, […]"
- "Although at times my prac experiences were flustering and frustrating, I have gained many new insights into catering for the individual needs of children."
- "There is nothing more flustering than to wrestle with an unfamiliar piece of equipment in the presence of a class!"
- "She almost forgot Toby while she was bathed in this flustering brilliance of light and noise."
- "And the Apoſtle [Paul] ſeems here moſt peculiarly to have directed this Encomium of the Gospel, as a Defiance to the Philoſophers of his Time, the Fluſtring Vain-glorious Greeks, vvho pretended ſo much to magnify, and even Adore the VViſdom they profeſſed, […]"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈflʌstəɹɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈflʌstəɹɪŋ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more flustering (comparative)
most flustering (superlative)
Derived Forms
flusteringly