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.
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Flustering
//ˈflʌstəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flustering" (246 found)
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confoundconfuseconfusionconturbationdazedazzledemoralizediscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscomfortdiscommodediscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertiondismaydisorderdisorganization
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disorganizedisorientdisorientationdisquietdisquietudedistractdistractiondisturbdisturbanceditherdizzyebullitionelectrifyembarrassembarrassmentembroilmententangleexciteexcitementfanfaronadefazefeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetinessfidgetsfitflapflummoxflurryflusterationflustrationflutterflutteration
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Noun(1 words)
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flutterinessfogfomentfoofarawfrenzyfretfuddlefuddlementfumefussfussinesshasslehazehectoringhubbubhullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burlyinquietudeintimidation
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irritatejarjittersjoltjumblejumpinesslathermaelstrommalaisemazemessmistmix upmoidermoilmuddlemuddlementmystifynervinessnervositynervousnessnonplusperplexperplexityperturbpotherpuckerput offput outpuzzleraise hellrantrattlerestlessnessrockrodomontaderoilroutrowrufflescrambleseetheseethingshakeshake upshockshufflesidespasmspinsplutterspurtsputterstaggerstewstirstir upswaggerswashbucklerysweatswirlswivetthrowthrow into confusionthrow offthrow outtizzyto doto-dotrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwittertwitterationuneaseunhingeunnerveunquietunrestunsettleunsettlementupsetvortexwhirl
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There is always a flustering breeze in the air and a perturbation generally through the county when they come or go, […]
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Although at times my prac experiences were flustering and frustrating, I have gained many new insights into catering for the individual needs of children.
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There is nothing more flustering than to wrestle with an unfamiliar piece of equipment in the presence of a class!
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