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1. (n.) flurry
a light, brief shower of snow.
2. flurry
sudden commotion, excitement, confusion, or nervous hurry:
a flurry of activity before the party.
3. flurry
a brief rise or fall in prices or a brief period of heavy trading on the stock exchange.
4. flurry
a sudden gust of wind.
5. (v.t.) flurry
to make confused or agitated; fluster.
6. (v.i.) flurry
(of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
7. flurry
to move in an excited or agitated manner.
Etymology: (1680–90; b. flutter and hurry)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
a rapid active commotion
2. (verb) flurry, snow flurry
a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
"he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
3. (verb) flurry
move in an agitated or confused manner
4. (verb) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
cause to feel embarrassment
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) flurry
a sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind
2. (noun) flurry
a light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind
3. (noun) flurry
violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry
4. (noun) flurry
the violent spasms of a dying whale
5. (verb) flurry
to put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm
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Sense: a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow
A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries.
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 Afrikaans: vlaag; vlae |
 Arabic: هَبَّة ريح فُجائِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: подухване |
 Brazilian: lufada |
 Czech: poryv, závan |
 German: der (Wind)Stoß |
 Danish: vindkast; snebyge |
 Greek: ξαφνικό φύσημα, σύντομο κ |
 Spanish: ráfaga |
 Estonian: puhang |
 Farsi: وزش ناگهانی؛ باد و بارش |
 Finnish: tuisku |
 French: rafale |
 Hebrew: מַשַׁב |
 Hindi: अचानक होना |
 Croatian: zapuh, nalet (vjetra, kiš |
 Hungarian: szélroham; hózápor |
 Indonesian: tiupan |
 Icelandic: (vind)hviða |
 Italian: folata, raffica |
 Japanese: 突風 |
 Korean: 돌풍, 눈보라 |
 Lithuanian: gūsis, lengvas sniegelis |
 Latvian: (vēja, lietus) brāzma; sn |
 Malay: tiupan |
 Dutch: vlaag |
 Norwegian: vindkast, snøbyge |
 Polish: podmuch wiatru |
 Persian: وزش ناگهانی؛ باد و بارش |
 Pashto: دهواناڅاپى بدلون |
 Portuguese: lufada |
 Romanian: rafală |
 Russian: порыв ветра;лёгкий снежок |
 Slovak: závan, prehánka |
 Slovenian: sunek |
 Serbian: nalet |
 Swedish: kastby, snöby, uppståndel |
 Thai: (ลม) วูบหนึ่ง |
 Turkish: sağanak; kar serpintisi |
 Taiwanese: 陣風 |
 Ukrainian: шквал |
 Urdu: جھڑی، ہلچل |
 Vietnamese: cơn gió mạnh bất chợt hoặ |
 Chinese: 阵风 |
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