fluster

The defending champion is part of a seven-way tie for the first-round lead after plotting a three-under round of 67 which encapsulated his ability to play with relentless diligence and barely a flicker of fluster.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

I always told myself I wouldn’t let Harry fluster me.

From Slate ● May 27, 2023

Throughout the attempts, I was also struck that nothing seemed to fluster the AI.

From Scientific American ● May 25, 2023

The Terrapins were on their heels in the second quarter, when Notre Dame used a 13-0 run to take a 27-19 lead as its zone seemed to fluster Maryland.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023

The fluster that I felt back in the station has developed into irritation here on the train, now that I can’t so easily walk away.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

"Nothing ever flusters Finn," says Scotland team-mate Kyle Steyn.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

Not even her obliteration of such sacred territory as replacing Paul's traditional family tree with a bigger one flusters him, even though he didn't ask.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

If Geno Smith can continue his hot start and the defense flusters Trey Lance like the Bears did last week, it’s a game they could win.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

She teaches English, flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2020

"She never seems to get into flusters like you do, she seems to have something that steadies her, somehow; I hardly know how to put it."

From The Little Missis by Charlotte Skinner

Not while he’s flustered and frustrated — which you can’t spell without rust, though even Roberts admitted, “I don’t know how long you can use the rust thing, which I’ve certainly used.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

We looked flustered, disorganised, can't defend and can't score.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

They are the well-oiled collection of busy little players who keep the ball like no one else—the side that measures every touch, weaves complex passing patterns and never, ever seems flustered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

The ringing and yelling continued until Mrs. Clarke arrived, not flustered and panting as she usually would be, but in her own time and with a serene expression on her face.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

The Timberwolves won 120-95 on their home court in Game 1 by flustering Booker into a 5-for-16 shooting performance.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Even now I couldn’t tell what Harry wanted from me, or whether flustering me was just part of his fun.

From Slate ● May 27, 2023

But the Cavaliers permitted just four points the rest of the way, flustering Providence into 1-for-18 shooting down the stretch.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021

There is always a flustering breeze in the air and a perturbation generally through the county when they come or go, and I think I perceived the effects about four in the afternoon. 

From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope