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- Dictionaryflurry/ˈflʌri/
noun
- 1. a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind: "a flurry of snow" Similar
verb
- 1. (especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind: "gusts of snow flurried through the door"
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The meaning of FLURRY is a gust of wind. How to use flurry in a sentence.
FLURRY definition: 1. a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind: 2. a sudden, short…. Learn more.
A sudden burst or commotion; a stir: a flurry of interest in the new product; a flurry of activity when the plane landed.
A light blowing swirl of snow that's just barely falling is a flurry. There might be a brief flurry or two at the beginning of the winter, with no real heavy snow until January. You can describe a snow flurry, or a similarly swirling flurry of leaves or papers.
A flurry of something such as snow is a small amount of it that suddenly appears for a short time and moves in a quick, swirling way.
Synonyms for FLURRY: burst, outburst, flutter, surge, spurt, outbreak, increase, flicker; Antonyms of FLURRY: slump, calm, doldrums, trickle, drip, dribble, quiet, settle
FLURRY meaning: 1. a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind: 2. a sudden, short…. Learn more.
a sudden flurry of activity; in a flurry (of something) They arrived in a flurry of excitement. A flurry of shots rang out in the darkness.
To move in a quick, flustered way. Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”). The week started with a flurry of activity. He paused for a brief flurry of clapping. He came down the steps amid a flurry of activity. The flurry of words left before she could temper them.
FLURRY definition: 1. a sudden, short period of activity, interest, or excitement: 2. a sudden, short period of snow…. Learn more.
