Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: flurry  flur-ee [N. Amer], flú-ree [Brit]
  1. A rapid active commotion
    "There was much flurry about the celebrity's arrival";
    - bustle, hustle, ado, fuss, stir
     
  2. A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
    "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"; "A sudden snow flurry reduced visibility on the highway";
    - snow flurry
Verb: flurry  flur-ee [N. Amer], flú-ree [Brit]
  1. Move in an agitated or confused manner
    "The children flurried about, excited by the arrival of their grandparents"
     
  2. Cause to feel embarrassment
    "The constant attention of the young man flurried her";
    - confuse, disconcert, put off

Derived forms: flurried, flurries, flurrying

Type of: abash, bunfight [Brit, informal], bun-fight [Brit, informal], commotion, embarrass, move, ruckus [informal], ruction [informal], rumpus [informal], snow, snowfall, tumult

Encyclopedia: Flurry