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[flur-ee, fluhr-ee]

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noun

a light, brief shower of snow.

sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.

Stock Exchange.

a brief rise or fall in prices.

a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.

a sudden gust of wind.

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verb (used with object)

to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster.

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verb (used without object)

(of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.

to move in an excited or agitated manner.

Origin:
1680–90, Americanism; blend of flutter and hurry

Related forms

flur·ried·ly, adverb

Synonyms
2. upset, pother, stir, to-do, fuss, fluster, ado.

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In fewer than five years, in a flurry of collecting and curating, she.

In the world of college admissions, these words bring about a flurry of discussion and debate.

But a flurry of announcements from technology companies suggests that its time may have come at last.

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In fewer than five years, in a flurry of collecting and curating, she.

In the world of college admissions, these words bring about a flurry of discussion and debate.

But a flurry of announcements from technology companies suggests that its time may have come at last.

Five new species of the tiny pygmy seahorse have been found in a flurry of recent discoveries.

At first blush, a flurry of unreproducible results might suggest problems within the field itself.

Amid a flurry of banners and a cloud of dust each year, the horses tear down the track.

Amid the flurry of automakers' ain't-we-green hydrogen fuel-cell.

So after a flurry of calls about a man wielding knives, the scene filled with officers.

It offers a critique of the flurry of global activities that business schools have initiated in recent years.

There was general agreement among the clientele that the game was less important than the flurry of meetings taking place around.

For all their silent, seeming immobility, a flurry of activity is.

For once, there is good news for the environment: a flurry of international conservation initiatives and environmental research.

Watch coral reefs reproduce in a flurry of carefully-timed action.

The scientists were interested in how this flurry of electronic communication influenced trader performance.

It was also the latest in a flurry of combinations that is reconfiguring the pharmaceutical sector.

In one marathon flurry of cleared wickets and roquets.

Nobody expects this flurry of voting to change anything in this troubled country.

The discovery has launched a flurry of patent applications for everything from creamier ice creams to hardier plants.

But this recent flurry of results comes after some three decades of little progress.

For the next few days, there was a flurry of controversy over whether or not the surreal, over-the-top comic was legitimate.

Given its scandalous flavor, it is not surprising that there has been a flurry of recent media attention on ghostwriting.

The bonds have aroused a flurry of interest from emerging markets.

Wind shear diminished as the hurricane season reached its peak in mid-August, and a flurry of storms formed.

Apollo's hands move in a flurry of gentle strokes and pats over the man's clothes.

There was a prolonged silence, followed by a flurry of questions.

Hence a flurry of new thinking about higher education.

Eventually the ice patch becomes too dense and falls out as a flurry of snow.

The happy visage also triggered a flurry of activity in a brain region called the nucleus.

Another reason to think that m-health has a promising future is the flurry of business interest in it.

The tempest is what's known as a solar storm, a flurry of charged particles that erupts from the sun.

Lately there has been quite a flurry of activity as my favorite science bloggers move to new sites and networks.

The flurry of explosions and bullets had the intended effect.

The main reason for this flurry of activity is the dramatic growth in the supply of potential students.

And so our neurons search for the undulating order, trying to make sense of this flurry of pitches.

European corporate-debt markets have seen a rare flurry of issues in the past few days by opportunistic, highly rated firms.

Yet one month's flurry is enough to change the course of the final decision.

But the flurry of interest in courting other foreign capital suggests a desire to diversify.

If you have kids who tend to ask a lot of questions at the movies, this one is going to produce a flurry of them.

The confession has triggered a flurry of articles in official newspapers about the dam's deficiencies.

Like everything else, the internet remains a flurry of contradictions.

They should not be deluded by the recent flurry of reasonable results into thinking that their prospects are rosy.

After a flurry of initial notoriety over the deal, he fell out of the spotlight.

The change of stance came after a flurry of online protests.

Consumers are now having to absorb a flurry of punches.

But there is less to this flurry of righteousness than meets the eye.

But the flurry of activity raises two big questions.

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flurry (ˈflʌrɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	a sudden commotion or burst of activity
2.	a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow
3.	stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices
4.	the death spasms of a harpooned whale

—vb , -ries, -ries, -rying, -ried
5.	to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered

[C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry]

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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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