Thesaurus: flurry
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
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Definitions
- n. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
- n. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
- n. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
- n. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
- v. t. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
- n. a rapid active commotion
- n. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
- v. move in an agitated or confused manner
- v. cause to feel embarrassment
- 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. 2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. Longfellow. 3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. The racket and flurry of London. Blakw. Mag. 4. The violent spasms of a dying whale. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. H. Swinburne.
- To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. H.Swinburne.
- v:2/n:98 n. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) v. move in an agitated or confused manner