flurry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flurry	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for flurry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flurry n a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] 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" Synonym(s): flurry, snow flurry v move in an agitated or confused manner cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Synonym(s): confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flurry \Flur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flurrying}.] To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. --H. Swinburne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flurry \Flur"ry\, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.] 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. 2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. --Longfellow. 3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. The racket and flurry of London. --Blakw. Mag. 4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.