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- [flur-ee, fluhr-ee]
- /ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i/
- /ˈflʌr.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flur-ee, fluhr-ee]
- /ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i/
Definitions of flurry word
- noun plural flurry a light, brief shower of snow. 1
- noun plural flurry sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived. 1
- noun plural flurry Stock Exchange. a brief rise or fall in prices. a brief, unusually heavy period of trading. 1
- noun plural flurry a sudden gust of wind. 1
- verb with object flurry to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster. 1
- verb without object flurry (of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry. 1
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Origin of flurry
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90, Americanism; blend of flutter and hurry
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flurry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flurry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
flurry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flurry
noun flurry
- whirl — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- squall — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- spurt — to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
verb flurry
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- hassle — a disorderly dispute.
Antonyms for flurry
noun flurry
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
verb flurry
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
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