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noun
1.
a light, brief shower of snow.
2.
sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.
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Stock Exchange.
a.
a brief rise or fall in prices.
b.
a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.
4.
a sudden gust of wind.
verb (used with object)
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to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster.
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verb (used without object)
6.
(of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
7.
to move in an excited or agitated manner.
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Word Origin & History
flurry
"snow squall" 1828, Amer.Eng., probably from 17c. flurr "to scatter, fly with a whirring noise," perhaps from M.E. flouren "to sprinkle, as with flour." Sense of "commotion" first recorded 1710. As a verb, mid-18c. in the "commotion" sense; 1883 in the "snow" sense. Related: Flurried; flurries; flurrying.
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