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flur·ry
I. \ˈflər.]ē, ˈflə.r]ē, ]i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably from flurr (I) + -y
1.
a. : a sudden and brief commotion of the air
< a flurry of wind >
b. : a sudden shower or snowfall with a gust of wind
2. : spasmodic agitation : nervous commotion : flutter
< the racket and flurry of London life — Blackwood's >
3. : a sudden short-lived advance or decline in prices or outburst of trading activity on the stock exchange
4. : the violent spasms of a whale dying after being harpooned
Synonyms: see stir
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
: to cause to become agitated and confused : excite
intransitive verb
: to become flurried
< her heart flurried round within her breast — John Galsworthy >
usually : to move or function in a flurry
< flurried about her tasks >
Synonyms: see discompose
III. noun
: a sudden occurrence of many things at once : barrage 2 |