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flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n pl -ries 1. a sudden commotion or burst of activity 2. a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow 3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Stock Exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) the death spasms of a harpooned whale vb -ries, -rying, -ried to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered [from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry] 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.
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flurry Translations flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] N [of wind, snow] → racha f, ráfaga f; [of rain] → chaparrón m (fig) [of excitement] → frenesí m to be in a flurry → estar nervioso a flurry of activity → un frenesí de actividad flurry flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n (of snow) → turbine m; (of wind) → folata a flurry of activity/excitement → una grande attività/un'improvvisa agitazione in a flurry → in uno stato di agitazione or eccitazione flurry [ˈflʌrɪ] n (of snow) → turbine m; (of wind) → folata a flurry of activity/excitement → una grande attività/un'improvvisa agitazione in a flurry → in uno stato di agitazione or eccitazione n flurry [ˈflari, (American ) ˈflə:ri] 1 a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries. vlaag; vlae هَبَّة ريح فُجائِيَّه подухване poryv, závan vindkast; snebyge der (Wind)Stoß ξαφνικό φύσημα, σύντομο κύμα, σύντομη χιονόπτωση ráfaga puhang وزش ناگهانی؛ باد و بارش tuisku rafale מַשַׁב अचानक होना zapuh, nalet (vjetra, kiše, snijega) szélroham; hózápor tiupan (vind)hviða folata, raffica 突風 돌풍, 눈보라 gūsis, lengvas sniegelis (vēja, lietus) brāzma; snieģelis tiupan vlaag vindkast, snøbyge podmuch wiatru lufada rafală порыв ветра;лёгкий снежок závan, prehánka sunek nalet kastby, snöby, uppståndelse ฝนหรือหิมะที่ตกปรอย ๆ แบบไม่ทันได้ตั้งตัว sağanak; kar serpintisi 陣風 шквал جھڑی، ہلچل cơn gió mạnh bất chợt hoặc cơn mưa, tuyết rơi đột ngột... 阵风 2 a confusion She was in a flurry. in die war إهْتِياج، إضْطِراب смущение rozrušení, rozčilení uro; hektisk aktivitet die Aufregung ταραχή nerviosismo, agitación kärsitus جوش و خروش vipinä émoi בֶּהָלָה हड़बड़ाहट smetenost, zbunjenost izgalom kekalutan uppnám agitazione 動揺 혼란 sumaištis nemiers; satraukums kekeliruan verwarring uro, røre, hektisk aktivitet popłoch azáfama încurcătură; agitaţie суматоха rozčúlenie zmeda žurba förvirring ช่วงแห่งความตื่นเต้นหรือความโกลาหลที่เกิดขึ้นในเวลาอันสั้น şaşkınlık 慌張 метушня; замішання کھلبلی، اضطراب sự bối rối; sự náo loạn 慌张 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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