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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "confondre"
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"word": "paumer"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "überrumpeln"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "verwirren"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "συγχύζω"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "ταράζω"
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"word": "konfuzeskar"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "pōnānā"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "whakahūkiki"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "whakapōnānā"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "afobar"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "volnovátʹ",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "волнова́ть"
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"roman": "vzbudoraživatʹ",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "взбудораживать"
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"roman": "metušytysja",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "метушитися"
},
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"roman": "xvyljuvaty",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "хвилювати"
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"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
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"To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy."
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"alcoholic",
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[
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"(transitive)",
"(dated) To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy."
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"word": "juovuttaa"
}
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"text": "He seemed to fluster when speaking in front of many people.",
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"To be agitated and confused; to bustle."
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"word": "olla hämmentynyt"
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"word": "olla hermostunut"
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"To catch attention; to be showy or splendid."
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"Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly."
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"Showiness, splendour."
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"To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse."
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"word": "confuse"
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"To make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; also, to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy."
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[
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"hot",
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[
"drinking",
"drink#Verb"
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[
"alcoholic",
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[
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"beverage"
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[
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},
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"English intransitive verbs"
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"To catch attention; to be showy or splendid."
],
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"catch",
"catch#verb"
],
[
"attention",
"attention"
],
[
"showy",
"showy"
],
[
"splendid",
"splendid"
]
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"English terms with obsolete senses"
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"To boast or brag noisily; to bluster, to swagger."
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"boast",
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[
"brag",
"brag#Verb"
],
[
"noisily",
"noisily"
],
[
"bluster",
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},
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"glosses": [
"Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly."
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"shoot",
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"quickly",
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]
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"(obsolete) Of a seed: to produce a shoot quickly."
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"ipa": "/ˈflʌstə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈflʌstəɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌstə(ɹ)"
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"tags": [
"General-American"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obǎrkvam",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "обърквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šašardisvam",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "шашардисвам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "hämmentää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "hermostuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "confondre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "embrouiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "paumer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "überrumpeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "verwirren"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "synchýzo",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "συγχύζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tarázo",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "ταράζω"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "konfuzeskar"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "pōnānā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "whakahūkiki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "whakapōnānā"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "afobar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "volnovátʹ",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "волнова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzbudoraživatʹ",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "взбудораживать"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "metušytysja",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "метушитися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xvyljuvaty",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "хвилювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbudžuvaty",
"sense": "to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic — see also befuddle, confuse",
"word": "збуджувати"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (someone) feel flushed and hot through drinking alcoholic beverages; to make (someone) slightly drunk or tipsy",
"word": "juovuttaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be agitated and confused — see also bustle",
"word": "olla hämmentynyt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be agitated and confused — see also bustle",
"word": "olla hermostunut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to catch attention; to be showy or splendid",
"word": "erottua"
}
],
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}
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"glosses": [
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],
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"word": "flurry"
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},
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"A state of slight drunkenness or tipsiness; also, the excitement caused by this state."
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"tipsiness",
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"caused",
"cause#Verb"
]
],
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"(obsolete)",
"A state of slight drunkenness or tipsiness; also, the excitement caused by this state."
],
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"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
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"Showiness, splendour."
],
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[
"Showiness",
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[
"splendour",
"splendor"
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"(obsolete)",
"(uncertain) Showiness, splendour."
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"obsolete"
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈflʌstə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈflʌstəɹ/",
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"General-American"
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"rhymes": "-ʌstə(ɹ)"
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/En-us-fluster.ogg/En-us-fluster.ogg.mp3",
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "state of agitation or confusion",
"word": "hämmennys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "state of agitation or confusion",
"word": "hermostus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "state of agitation or confusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Durcheinander"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "state of agitation or confusion",
"word": "hūkikitanga"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "state of agitation or confusion",
"word": "afobação"
}
],
"word": "fluster"
}
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