flurry

noun

/ˈflʌri/

/ˈflɜːri/

(plural flurries)

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[usually singular] an occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement, etc. within a short period of time
- a sudden flurry of activity
- in a flurry (of something) They arrived in a flurry of excitement.
- A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- sudden
- initial
- …
preposition
- flurry of
phrases
- a flurry of activity
- a flurry of excitement
See full entry
a small amount of snow, rain, etc. that falls for a short time and then stops
- snow flurries
- flurries of snow
Wordfinder
- avalanche
- blizzard
- drift
- flurry
- hail
- icicle
- sleet
- slush
- snow
- thaw
Topics Weatherc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- snow
phrases
- a flurry of snow
See full entry
a sudden short movement of paper or cloth, especially clothes
- in a flurry (of something) The ladies departed in a flurry of silks and satins.

Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), probably influenced by hurry.

单词	flurry
释义	flurry noun /ˈflʌri/ /ˈflɜːri/ (plural flurries) jump to other results [usually singular] an occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement, etc. within a short period of time a sudden flurry of activity in a flurry (of something) They arrived in a flurry of excitement. A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brief sudden initial … preposition flurry of phrases a flurry of activity a flurry of excitement See full entry a small amount of snow, rain, etc. that falls for a short time and then stops snow flurries flurries of snow Wordfinder avalanche blizzard drift flurry hail icicle sleet slush snow thaw Topics Weatherc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective snow phrases a flurry of snow See full entry a sudden short movement of paper or cloth, especially clothes in a flurry (of something) The ladies departed in a flurry of silks and satins. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), probably influenced by hurry.
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