■ noun ( plural flurries )
1》 a small swirling mass of snow, leaves, etc. moved by sudden gusts of wind.
2》 a sudden short period of commotion or excitement.
↘a number of things arriving suddenly and simultaneously.
■ verb ( flurries , ~ing , flurried ) move in flurries; swirl.
Origin
C17: from obs. flurr 'fly up, flutter, whirr' (imitative), prob. influenced by hurry .