flurry
/ˈflɜri/
verb
- To move or fall in a quick, swirling manner, like snow or leaves.
- Snow flurried down from the gray sky all afternoon.
- Confetti flurried through the air during the parade.
- Leaves flurried around the yard as the wind picked up.
- To become agitated or confused in a sudden, brief way.
- The news flurried the crowd, and people began to talk excitedly.
- She flurried about the kitchen trying to prepare dinner for the guests.
- Don't flurry yourself over such a small mistake.
noun
- A brief, light fall of snow.
- A sudden flurry of snow covered the sidewalk in white.
- The weather forecast said there would be snow flurries in the morning.
- We saw a flurry of snowflakes dance in the wind before stopping.
- A sudden, brief burst of activity, excitement, or movement.
- A flurry of emails arrived after the announcement was made.
- The cat dashed across the room in a flurry of fur.
- There was a flurry of activity in the office as the deadline approached.
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