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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : flur-ee, fluhr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i



Definition of flurry

Origin :
  • "snow squall" 1828, American English, with earlier senses of "commotion," etc., dating to 1680s; perhaps imitative, or else from 17c. flurr "to scatter, fly with a whirring noise," perhaps from Middle English flouren "to sprinkle, as with flour" (late 14c.).
  • noun commotion, burst
  • verb agitate, confuse
Example sentences :
  • As he looked the flurry of skirts subsided and she fell into stride, pursuing.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • There was a great snarling and growling, a clashing of teeth and a flurry of bodies.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The inhabitants were surely all of them in a flurry of furious activity.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Azuba entered the store in the way in which she did most things, with a flurry and a slam.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • There had been a flurry of excitement in the kitchen just after dinner.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Not succeeding, he raised his free arm in a flurry of invective.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Thorpe had never seen the little Scotchman in such a flurry.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • She could not mingle with the rush and waited until the flurry was over.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The reception of the message had thrown the household into a flurry of joyful expectancy.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • The flurry was over and they found nothing to do but to cheer their new aids.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

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