Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flurry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flurry \Flur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flurried}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Flurrying}.]
To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. --H.
Swinburne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flurry \Flur"ry\, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flurry
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {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" [syn:
{snow flurry}]
v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: {confuse}, {consternate}, {disconcert},
{put off}]
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