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flur·ry
(flûr′ē, flŭr′ē)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.
[Perhaps from flurr, to scatter.]
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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. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices
4. (Fishing) the death spasms of a harpooned whale
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered
[C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry]
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flur•ry
(ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i)n., pl. -ries, n.
1. a light, brief shower of snow.
2. sudden commotion, excitement, confusion, or nervous hurry: a flurry of activity before the party.
3. a brief rise or fall in prices or a brief period of heavy trading on the stock exchange.
4. a sudden gust of wind.
v.t. 5. to make confused or agitated; fluster.
v.i. 6. (of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
7. to move in an excited or agitated manner.
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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.
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flurry
Past participle: flurried
Gerund: flurrying
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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" 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 |
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flurry
[ˈflʌrɪ] N [of wind, snow] → racha f, ráfaga f; [of rain] → chaparrón m (fig) [of excitement] → frenesí mto be in a flurry → estar nervioso
a flurry of activity → un frenesí de actividad
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flurry
(ˈflari) , ((American) ˈflə:ri) – plural ˈflurries – noun1. 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.ráfaga
2. a confusion. She was in a flurry.nerviosismo, agitación
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