flurried

[flur-eed, fluhr-]

adjective

1. marked by confusion or agitation.

Other Word Forms

• unflurried adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flurried¹

flurry + -ed ²

Example Sentences

For 27 clubs, that meant an afternoon of flurried activity, with top international prospects officially signing deals that, in many cases, they had effectively been committed to for months, if not years.

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The brushstrokes are a whirlwind of eloquent smudges and slashes, suggesting that the picture was completed in a few flurried minutes.

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Boston flurried at the end of the half to take a 68-56 lead into halftime.

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Sircar called out as doctors and nurses flurried around a 48-year-old man who had been rushed in and intubated in the emergency room.

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Setting the tone, images of snow flurried on screens above the runway, which was set up around plastic sculptures resembling melting ice.

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