flurry
noun
a light, brief shower of snow.
had flurried
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past perfectof flurry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Thank you," replied Tavia as she hurried to secure an envelope that had flurried to the floor from the depths of her muff.
From Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays by Margaret Penrose
There was something working within him which had flurried him, in spite of the tranquillity of his idle seat.
From Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope
Indeed, when he came to think of it, he had not seen any matches in the room, and he had not brought any with him, his wife had flurried him so much.
From Scottish Ghost Stories by Elliott O'Donnell
The crowd had flurried him, and he was perspiring more profusely than usual.
From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Joel Chandler Harris
