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flurry

[ flur-ee, fluhr-ee ]

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noun

plural flurries.

a light, brief shower of snow.
sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry:
There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.
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Stock Exchange.
1. a brief rise or fall in prices.
2. a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.
a sudden gust of wind.

verb (used with object)

flurried, flurrying.

to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster.

verb (used without object)

flurried, flurrying.

(of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
to move in an excited or agitated manner.

flurry

/ ˈ�ڱ�ʌ��ɪ /

noun

a sudden commotion or burst of activity
a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow
stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices
the death spasms of a harpooned whale

verb

to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered

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Other Word Forms

�ڱ��ܰ�۾��·�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flurry¹

1680–90, Americanism; blend of flutter and hurry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flurry¹

C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry

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The next morning, he woke up to a flurry of missed calls, asking him to come to the Pope's spartan accommodation at the Vatican's diplomatic mission near Manila's old Spanish quarter.

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President Donald Trump has made a flurry of announcements on tariffs this year - taxes charged on goods brought into the US from other countries.

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Since Trump's inauguration, there has been a flurry of announcements on tariffs.

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It wasn't until 12 days later that the news emerged in a flurry of national headlines, after council workers found the slain tree in Whitewebbs Park.

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On this night, though, Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves to the Rangers.

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