单词 | flurry |
释义 | flurry —flurriedly, adv. /flerr"ee, flur"ee/, n. , pl. flurries, v. , flurried, flurrying. n. 1. a light, brief shower of snow. 2. sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived. 3. Stock Exchange. a. a brief rise or fall in prices. b. a brief, unusually heavy period of trading. 4. a sudden gust of wind. v.t. 5. to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; 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, Amer.; b. FLUTTER and HURRY] Syn. 2. upset, pother, stir, to-do, fuss, fluster, ado. |
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