Synonyms for flurry
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : flur-ee, fluhr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i |
Top 10 synonyms for flurry Other synonyms for the word flurry
- bother
- brouhaha
- bustle
- confusion
- discombobulate
- discompose
- disconcert
- disquiet
- distract
- disturb
- disturbance
- excite
- excitement
- ferment
- flap
- flaw
- fluster
- flutter
- frustrate
- fuss
- galvanize
- gust
- hassle
- haste
- hurry
- hustle
- perplex
- perturb
- pother
- provoke
- quicken
- rattle
- ruffle
- spell
- stimulate
- stir
- to-do
- tumult
- turbulence
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for flurry
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