flurry (redirected from flurries)

flur·ry  (flûr, flr)

n. pl. flur·ries

1. A brief, light snowfall.

2.

a. A sudden gust of wind.

b. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

3. A sudden burst or commotion; a stir: a flurry of interest in the new product; a flurry of activity when the plane landed.

4. A short period of active trading, as on a stock exchange.

v. flur·ried, flur·ry·ing, flur·ries

v.tr.

To agitate, stir, or confuse.

v.intr.

To move or come down in a flurry.

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[Perhaps from flurr, to scatter.]

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flurry

Noun

pl -ries

1. a short rush of vigorous activity or movement

2. a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow

Verb

[-ries, -rying, -ried]

to confuse or bewilder [obsolete flurr to scatter]

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Flurry a fluttering assembly of things.

Examples: flurry of birds [fluttering around before settling down on a lake or marsh]; of passions, 1710; of petals, 1884; of rain, 1892; of ruffles, 1882; of snow, 1836; of snowbirds, 1868; of snowflakes, 1883; of tempest, 1880; of wind.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flurry - a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, hustle, stir, fuss ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
	2.	flurry - 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" snow flurry snow, snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
Verb	1.	flurry - move in an agitated or confused manner move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	flurry - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disconcert, confuse, put off befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" fluster - cause to be nervous or upset bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled distract, deflect - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" abash, embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

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flurry

noun 1. commotion, stir, bustle, flutter, to-do, excitement, hurry, fuss, disturbance, flap, whirl, furore, ferment, agitation, fluster, ado, tumult

noun 2. burst, spell, bout, outbreak, spurt

noun 3. gust, shower, gale, swirl, squall, storm

Translations

flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n [of snow] → ventisca (= haste); agitación f;

flurry of activity → frenesí m de actividad

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flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n [of snow] → rafale f, bourrasque f;

a flurry of activity → un affairement soudain;

a flurry of excitement → une excitation soudaine

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flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n (of snow) → Gestöber nt;

a flurry of activity/excitement → hektische Aktivität/Aufregung

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flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n [of snow] → tempesta;

a flurry of activity/excitement → una febbre di attività/un'improvvisa agitazione