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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flur•ry /ˈflɜri, ˈflʌri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. [countable] - Meteorologya brief shower of snow.
- sudden commotion, excitement, or activity:[usually singular]a flurry of activity.
- a gust of wind.
v. - to make confused or nervous;
fluster:[~ + object]Don't be flurried by the noise. - Meteorology, (of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry:[it + ~ * no object]It flurried all night.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flur•ry (flûr′ē, flur′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. - a light, brief shower of snow.
- sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion;
nervous hurry:There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived. - [Stock Exchange.]
- a brief rise or fall in prices.
- a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.
- a sudden gust of wind.
v.t. - to put (a person) into a flurry;
confuse;
fluster.
v.i. - (of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
- to move in an excited or agitated manner.
- blend of, blended flutter and hurry 1680–90, American.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upset, pother, stir, to-do, fuss, fluster, ado.
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