flurried

[ flur-eed, fluhr- ]

/ ˈflɜr id, ˈflʌr- /

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adjective

marked by confusion or agitation.

Words nearby flurried

fluoxetine hydrochloride, fluphenazine, flurandrenolide, flurazepam, flurbiprofen, flurried, flurry, flush, flush girt, flush left, flush right

Origin of flurried

flurry + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM flurried

un·flur·ried, adjective

Definition for flurried (2 of 2)

flurry

[ flur-ee, fluhr-ee ]

/ ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i /

noun, plural flur·ries.

a light, brief shower of snow.

sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry: There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.

Stock Exchange.

a brief rise or fall in prices.
a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.

a sudden gust of wind.

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.

Origin of flurry

1680–90, Americanism; blend of flutter and hurry

SYNONYMS FOR flurry

2 upset, pother, stir, to-do, fuss, fluster, ado.

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OTHER WORDS FROM flurry

flur·ried·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for flurried

He begs me not to get flurried—sooner than deprive me of the pleasure of patronising him, he will give me change—he does.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887|Various
This flurried me, doubtless, and heightened my colour, so that I blushed at my own red cheeks.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"|R. D. Blackmore
The site chosen for the hospital was anything but desirable, and the patients were both anxious and flurried.
A Sister of the Red Cross|Mrs. L. T. Meade
She rustled up the steps and hurried inside without bestowing more than a flurried glance on the loungers.
The Sheriff of Badger|George B. Pattullo

Staines shouldered his rifle, took a hasty, flurried aim, and sent a bullet at him.
A Simpleton|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for flurried

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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