Meaning

7 senses
  1. A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.

    (leichter) Schneefall, (kurzer) Schneeschauer

    снегопа́дsnegopád

    a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)

  2. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.

    a flurry of wind

    Windstoß, Bö

  3. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.

    шквалškval, листопа́дlistopád

  4. (figuratively)Any sudden activity; a stir.

    The day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.

    a flurry of excitement.

    geschäftiges Hin und Her, aufgeregtes Durcheinander, hektisches Treiben

    суета́sujetá, сумато́хаsumatóxa

  5. A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.

  6. The violent spasms of a dying whale.

  7. An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.

    The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.

    The think piece provoked a flurry of media responses for the remainder of the week.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. There was a flurry of applause.

    ruРаздался шквал аплодисментов. — marafon

    deEs hagelte Applaus. — Yorwba

  2. This provoked a flurry of criticism.

    ruЭто вызвало шквал критики. — marafon

  3. This statement caused a flurry of criticism.

    ruЭто заявление вызвало шквал критики. — marafon

  4. Everyone hoped for a snow flurry for Christmas.

    ruВсе надеялись, что на Рождество будет моросящий снежок. — odexed

    deAlle hofften auf ein weihnachtliches Schneegestöber. — Yorwba

  5. The dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of "shooting stars."

    deDer Staub und Sand verglühen beim Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre in einem Schauer aus „Sternschnuppen“. — Yorwba

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
brief snowfall:
shower of dust, leaves, …:
sudden activity:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
brief snowfall:
sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze:
sudden activity:

Origin

Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obs

Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: flurries
Singularflurry
Pluralflurries

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that):snow flurry
  • a rapid active commotion:bustlehustleadofussstir

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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