flurried
[ flur-eed, fluhr- ]
/ ˈflɜr id, ˈflʌr- /
adjective
marked by confusion or agitation.
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flurry
[ flur-ee, fluhr-ee ]
/ ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i /
noun, plural flur·ries.
verb (used with object), flur·ried, flur·ry·ing.
to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster.
verb (used without object), flur·ried, flur·ry·ing.
(of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
to move in an excited or agitated manner.
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flurry
/ (ˈflʌrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a sudden commotion or burst of activity
a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow
stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices
the death spasms of a harpooned whale
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered
Word Origin for flurry
C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry
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