plural flurries
1
a
: a gust of wind
b
: a brief light snowfall
2
a
: a brief period of commotion or excitement
b
: a sudden occurrence of many things at once : barrage sense 2
a flurry of insults
3
: a brief advance or decline in prices : a short-lived outburst of trading activity
flurried; flurrying
: to cause to become agitated and confused
: to move in an agitated or confused manner
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Examples of flurry in a Sentence
Noun
We had a few flurries yesterday.
a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread
Verb
flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
As the evening progressed, chatter from Club members new and old flurried up to the ceiling, drowning any sound of the capricious London weather.
—Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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Noun
Flashback: Under Trump's first presidency, the FCC rolled back media ownership rules, paving the way for a flurry of local broadcast consolidation.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
In both, vast windows open up on the landscape that flurries past.
—Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
As the evening progressed, chatter from Club members new and old flurried up to the ceiling, drowning any sound of the capricious London weather.
—Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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“Flurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flurry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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flurry
1 of 2 noun
flur·ry
ˈflər-ē 
ˈflə-rē
plural flurries
1
a
: a gust of wind
b
: a brief light snowfall
2
: a sudden commotion
a flurry of publicity
3
: a brief outburst of activity
a flurry of trading in the stock exchange
flurry
2 of 2 verb
flurried; flurrying
: to become or cause to become agitated and confused
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