flustering

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flustered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Flustering}.] [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered,
   flaustr a fluster.]
   To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to
   throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle.
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         His habit or flustering himself daily with claret.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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