Flurry

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  • noun. A brief, light snowfall.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A sudden gust of wind.
  • noun. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.
  • noun. A sudden burst or commotion; a stir.
  • noun. A short period of active trading, as on a stock exchange.
  • intransitive verb. To agitate, stir, or confuse.
  • intransitive verb. To move or come down in a flurry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To produce agitation of feeling in; confuse by excitement or alarm.
  • noun. The scum that forms on top of a dye-vat, as an indigo-blue vat.
  • noun. A state of perturbed action or feeling; a violent agitation, physical or mental; a disordered or excited movement; flutter; commotion: as, to be in a continual flurry; to raise a flurry in an assembly.
  • noun. Specifically, of a whale, the death-agony; the spasmodic action of the animal while expiring.
  • noun. A sudden brief movement of air; an irregular blast or gust: as, a flurry of wind.
  • noun. A fluttering assemblage of things, as snow-flakes, carried by or passing through the air.
  • noun. In calico-printing, a state of frothiness developed by some colors in the process of printing, due in some to quick printing and in others to slow printing. It is obviated by the use of glycerin, oil, turpentine, or alcohol.
  • In heraldry, same as fleury.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
  • noun. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
  • noun. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
  • noun. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
  • transitive verb. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A brief snowfall.
  • noun. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
  • noun. Any sudden activity; a stir.
  • noun. A snack consisting of soft ice cream studded small pieces of fruit, cookie, etc.
  • verb. To agitate, bewilder, disconcert.
  • verb. To move or fall in a flurry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
  • noun. a rapid active commotion
  • verb. cause to feel embarrassment
  • verb. move in an agitated or confused manner
  • Word Usage
    "Emerging in the flurry is scientist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) who is called to the Central Park site to assist with the alien the army meets after it emerges from the sphere."
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    commotion  din  move  ruckus  ruction  
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    Curry  Murray  Murree  Surrey  Urey  
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