Definitions for: Flurry


[n] a rapid bustling commotion
[n] a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
[v] cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
[v] move in an agitated or confused manner



Webster (1913) Definition: Flur"ry, n.; pl. Flurries. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]
1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary
breeze; as, a flurry of wind.

2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.

Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind.
--Longfellow.

3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.

The racket and flurry of London. --Blakw. Mag.

4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.


Flur"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flurried; p. pr. & vb.
n. Flurrying.]
To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. --H.
Swinburne.

Synonyms: ado, bustle, confuse, disconcert, fuss, hustle, put off, snow flurry, stir

See Also: abash, bother, commotion, deflect, din, distract, embarrass, fluster, move, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, snow, snowfall, tumult

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