plural flurries
1
a
: a gust of wind
b
: a brief light snowfall
2
a
: a brief period of commotion or excitement
b
: a sudden occurrence of many things at once : barrage sense 2
a flurry of insults
3
: a brief advance or decline in prices : a short-lived outburst of trading activity
flurried; flurrying
: to cause to become agitated and confused
: to move in an agitated or confused manner
Examples of flurry in a Sentence
Noun
We had a few flurries yesterday.
a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread
Verb
flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This time last year, the Mets had already made a flurry of pitching transactions to plug the bullpen leaks and would continue to do so through April.
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 9 Apr. 2025
Models walked 6,500 feet above sea level as fresh snow flurried at the Moncler Grenoble fashion show.
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Noun
Wall Street analysts have issued a flurry of downgrades for the S&P 500, and billionaire business leaders are pushing back against Trump.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
This time last year, the Mets had already made a flurry of pitching transactions to plug the bullpen leaks and would continue to do so through April.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
The fattest, fluffiest snowflakes are flurrying and rapidly accumulating.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 9 Apr. 2025
Models walked 6,500 feet above sea level as fresh snow flurried at the Moncler Grenoble fashion show.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Flurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flurry. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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flurry
1 of 2 noun
flur·ry
ˈflər-ē 
ˈflə-rē
plural flurries
1
a
: a gust of wind
b
: a brief light snowfall
2
: a sudden commotion
a flurry of publicity
3
: a brief outburst of activity
a flurry of trading in the stock exchange
flurry
2 of 2 verb
flurried; flurrying
: to become or cause to become agitated and confused
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