flurry

Meaning

Noun

1. A light, brief snowfall.
2. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
3. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
4. (figuratively) Any sudden activity; a stir.
5. A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
6. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
7. An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.

Verb

1. (transitive) To agitate, bewilder, fluster.
2. (intransitive) To move or fall in a flurry.

Synonyms

confusion

agitation

fluster

bustle

gust

stir

commotion

fuss

excitement

ruffle

confuse

disconcert

disruption

pother

disturbance

ado

put off

flutter

turmoil

welter

snow flurry

shower

🚿

squall

restlessness

hustle

perturbation

ruction

diligence

deaf

bluster

convulsion

consternation

blow

alert

consternate

blatancy

haste

confound

blast

alarm

flake

fit

coil

bedlam

fall

chaos

error

enervate

call attention

babel

Translations

agitazione

ráfaga

agitación

Windstoß

folata di vento

turbine

inquietare

wervelen

ταραχή

agitation

Nervosität

Gestöber

mettere in agitazione

raffica

Unruhe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflʌɹi/

Etymology

Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).