flurry

flur·ry

F0208500 (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.

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[Perhaps from flurr, to scatter.]

flurry

(ˈflʌrɪ) n, pl -ries1. a sudden commotion or burst of activity2. a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow3. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices4. (Fishing) the death spasms of a harpooned whalevb, -ries, -rying or -riedto confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered[C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry]

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. [1680–90; b. flutter and 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.

flurry

Past participle: flurried
Gerund: flurrying

Imperative
flurry
flurry

Present
I flurry
you flurry
he/she/it flurries
we flurry
you flurry
they flurry

Preterite
I flurried
you flurried
he/she/it flurried
we flurried
you flurried
they flurried

Present Continuous
I am flurrying
you are flurrying
he/she/it is flurrying
we are flurrying
you are flurrying
they are flurrying

Present Perfect
I have flurried
you have flurried
he/she/it has flurried
we have flurried
you have flurried
they have flurried

Past Continuous
I was flurrying
you were flurrying
he/she/it was flurrying
we were flurrying
you were flurrying
they were flurrying

Past Perfect
I had flurried
you had flurried
he/she/it had flurried
we had flurried
you had flurried
they had flurried

Future
I will flurry
you will flurry
he/she/it will flurry
we will flurry
you will flurry
they will flurry

Future Perfect
I will have flurried
you will have flurried
he/she/it will have flurried
we will have flurried
you will have flurried
they will have flurried

Future Continuous
I will be flurrying
you will be flurrying
he/she/it will be flurrying
we will be flurrying
you will be flurrying
they will be flurrying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flurrying
you have been flurrying
he/she/it has been flurrying
we have been flurrying
you have been flurrying
they have been flurrying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flurrying
you will have been flurrying
he/she/it will have been flurrying
we will have been flurrying
you will have been flurrying
they will have been flurrying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flurrying
you had been flurrying
he/she/it had been flurrying
we had been flurrying
you had been flurrying
they had been flurrying

Conditional
I would flurry
you would flurry
he/she/it would flurry
we would flurry
you would flurry
they would flurry

Past Conditional
I would have flurried
you would have flurried
he/she/it would have flurried
we would have flurried
you would have flurried
they would have flurried

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flurry - a rapid active commotion ado, bustle, hustle, stir, fussruckus, 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 flurrysnow, snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
Verb	1.	flurry - move in an agitated or confused mannermove - 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 offbefuddle, 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 upsetbother - make confused or perplexed or puzzleddistract, 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

flurry

noun1. commotion, stir, bustle, flutter, to-do, excitement, hurry, fuss, disturbance, flap, whirl, furore, ferment, agitation, fluster, ado, tumult There was a flurry of excitement.2. burst, spell, bout, outbreak, spurt a flurry of diplomatic activity3. gust, shower, gale, swirl, squall, storm A flurry of snowflakes was scudding by the window.

flurry

nounAgitated, excited movement and activity:bustle, stir, whirl, whirlpool.verbTo impair or destroy the composure of:agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset.Informal: rattle.

Translations

慌张阵风

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. 陣風 阵风2. a confusion. She was in a flurry. 慌張 慌张