I. ˈflər.]ē, ˈflə.r]ē, ]i\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: probably from flurr (I) + -y
1.
a. : a sudden and brief commotion of the air
a flurry of wind
b. : a sudden shower or snowfall with a gust of wind
2. : spasmodic agitation : nervous commotion : flutter
the racket and flurry of London life — Blackwood's
3. : a sudden short-lived advance or decline in prices or outburst of trading activity on the stock exchange
4. : the violent spasms of a whale dying after being harpooned
Synonyms: see stir
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
transitive verb
: to cause to become agitated and confused : excite
intransitive verb
: to become flurried
her heart flurried round within her breast — John Galsworthy
usually : to move or function in a flurry
flurried about her tasks
Synonyms: see discompose
III. noun
: a sudden occurrence of many things at once : barrage 2