flurry

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flurry^¹

/ˈflʌ.ɹi/ UK
/ˈflʊ.ɹi/ UK
/ˈflʌ.ɹi/ US
/ˈflɝ.i/ US
/ˈflɐ.ɹi/ Australia

Rhymes with -ʌɹi, -ʊəɹi

Where it comes from

Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).

noun flurries

A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze. a flurry of wind
A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
figuratively Any sudden activity; a stir. "I missed the beast in my flurry, but he dropped you all right and was off like a streak."
Similar: sprint
A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc. Does your "Forbidden Foods" list include banana splits, ice cream sundaes, slurpies, popsicles, frozen yogurts, milk shakes, and ice cream flurries? These foods taste great but have a reputation for being bad for your health.
The violent spasms of a dying whale. Again and again to such gamesome talk, the dexterous dart is repeated, the spear returning to its master like a greyhound held in skilful leash. The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and mutely watches the monster die
An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time. The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.
Similar: volley, barrage

verb flurries · flurrying · flurried

transitive To agitate, bewilder, fluster. And so venturing not to say another word, poor Jemima trotted off, exceedingly flurried and nervous.
intransitive To move or fall in a flurry.

Flurry^²

proper noun Flurrys

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hustle, stir, bustle, put off, confuse, fuss, consternate, disconcert, ado, snow flurry, rain, cloudy, blizzard, flood, eddy, whirlwind

Translations

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noun brief snowfall

Español	ráfaga
Português	nevezinha
Français	averse de neige
Deutsch	(leichter) Schneefall, (kurzer) Schneeschauer
Italiano	spruzzata di neve, nevischio
Русский	снегопа́д snegopád

noun sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze

Deutsch	Windstoß, Bö

noun shower of dust, leaves, …

Português	lufada
Italiano	folata
Русский	шквал škval, листопа́д listopád

noun sudden activity

Español	frenesí, aluvión, chaparrón
Deutsch	geschäftiges Hin und Her, aufgeregtes Durcheinander, hektisches Treiben
Italiano	agitazione
Română	freamăt
Русский	суета́ sujetá, сумато́ха sumatóxa

verb agitate

Italiano	innervosire
Русский	будора́жить budorážitʹ, взбудора́жить vzbudorážitʹ

verb move in a flurry

Русский	суети́ться sujetítʹsja

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@misc{flurry_2026,
  title = {flurry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flurry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}