Antonyms for flurry

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

Synonyms for flurry

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