flurry
UK/ˈflʌ.ɹi//ˈflʌ.ɹi/
flurry noun: a light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
Noun
flurry (plural flurries)
- A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
- A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
- a flurry of wind
- When the right-away was given, Driver Gibson would give a sonorous blast on Cardean's deep-toned hooter, and amid a flurry of swirling steam the train would move majestically out, with nearly half the city of Carlisle—or so it would appear—as onlookers on the platform.1945 May and June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 152
- A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
- Any sudden activity; a stir.
- "I missed the beast in my flurry, but he dropped you all right and was off like a streak."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 10, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- sprint
- A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
- Does your "Forbidden Foods" list include banana splits, ice cream sundaes, slurpies, popsicles, frozen yogurts, milk shakes, and ice cream flurries? These foods taste great but have a reputation for being bad for your health.1988 October, K. Wayne Wride, “Fruit Treats”, in Vegetarian Times, number 134, page 27
- They will make your tongue smile with their homemade ice cream, which was voted "Best Taste in the USA Today." Enjoy exciting toppings to personalize your treat or a yummy sundae, flurry, smoothie, banana split or shake...2002, Tampa Bay Magazine (volume 17, number 3, May-June 2002, page 235)
- The violent spasms of a dying whale.
- Again and again to such gamesome talk, the dexterous dart is repeated, the spear returning to its master like a greyhound held in skilful leash. The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and mutely watches the monster...1851, Herman Melville, chapter 84, in Moby Dick, Pitchpoling
- An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
- The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.
- The think piece provoked a flurry of media responses for the remainder of the week.
Verb
flurry (third-person singular simple present flurries, present participle flurrying, simple past and past participle flurried)
- To agitate, bewilder, fluster.
- And so venturing not to say another word, poor Jemima trotted off, exceedingly flurried and nervous.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 1, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
- She was flurried by the term with which he had qualified her gentle friend, but she took the occasion for one to which she must in every manner lend herself.1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew
- To move or fall in a flurry.
Proper noun capitalized: Flurry
Flurry (plural Flurrys)
- A surname.
flurry meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Pashto
flurry in Urdu
- گہماگہمی, کھلبلی, ہلچل
flurry in Malayalam
- പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ചെറുമഴ, കലക്കം, സംഭ്രാന്തി, ആഞ്ഞടിക്കുന്ന കാറ്റ്
flurry in Kannada
- ಹೊಡೆತ, ಸಡಗರ, ಸಂಭ್ರಮ, ಅವಾಂತರ, ಕೋಲಾಹಲ
flurry in Pashto
- brief snowfall
- سيلۍ
Examples of flurry in a sentence
- The day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.
- a flurry of excitement.
- a flurry of speculation.
- The agonized whale goes into his flurry; the tow-line is slackened, and the pitchpoler dropping astern, folds his hands, and mutely watches the monster die.1851, Herman Melville, chapter 84, in Moby Dick, Pitchpoling:
Synonyms of flurry
Forms of flurry
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flurries |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flurries |
| present participle | flurrying |
| past participle | flurried |
| past | flurried |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Flurrys |
Origin of flurry
Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).
Words formed from flurry
Words that rhyme with flurry
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Questions about flurry
- What does flurry mean?
- Flurry means a light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
- What is flurry in Urdu?
- Flurry in Urdu is گہماگہمی, کھلبلی, ہلچل. See Flurry meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use flurry in a sentence?
- The day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.
- What part of speech is flurry?
- Flurry can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce flurry?
- Flurry is pronounced /ˈflʌ.ɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flurry?
- The plural of flurry is flurries.
Words near flurry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flurry (page history and authors); Flurry (page history and authors); flurry (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flurry (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flurry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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