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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLUR'RY, n.
1. A sudden blast or gust, or a light temporary breeze; as a flurry of wind. It is never with us applied to a storm of duration.
2. A sudden shower of short duration; as a flurry of snow.
3. Agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
FLUR'RY, v.t. To put in agitation; to excite or alarm.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir]
2: 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" [syn: flurry, snow flurry] v
1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural flurries) Etymology: probably from flurr to throw scatteringly Date: 1686 1. a. a gust of wind b. a brief light snowfall 2. a. a brief period of commotion or excitement b. a sudden occurrence of many things at once ; barrage 2 <a flurry of insults> 3. a brief advance or decline in prices ; a short-lived outburst of trading activity II. verb (flurried; flurrying) Date: 1749 transitive verb to cause to become agitated and confused intransitive verb to move in an agitated or confused manner

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a gust or squall (of snow, rain, etc.). 2 a sudden burst of activity. 3 a commotion; excitement; nervous agitation (a flurry of speculation; the flurry of the city). --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) confuse by haste or noise; agitate. Etymology: imit.: cf. obs. flurr ruffle, hurry

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flurry 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flurry 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(flurries) 1. A flurry of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it. ...a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at ending the war. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. A flurry of something such as snow is a small amount of it that suddenly appears for a short time and moves in a quick, swirling way. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Flaw, squall, gust of wind. 2. Agitation, hurry, bustle, confusion, commotion, perturbation, disturbance, flutter, ruffle, hurry-skurry. II. v. a. Excite, agitate, confuse, disconcert, disturb, perturb, fluster, hurry.

Moby Thesaurus

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