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The state of busy or vigorous actions or movements
Plural for a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
“There was a flurry of excitement.”
Plural for a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind
“I approached it whistling, avoiding eye contact but the other trees warned it, rustling in the wind like a flurry of hands, waving and pointing.”
Plural for a sudden short period of activity or excitement
“Over the next 48 hours, we're going to see a flurry of activity.”
Plural for a number of things arriving or happening suddenly and during the same period
“The movie does not disappoint and I'm back to the hotel for an online chat to answer a flurry of questions from fans desperate to know what happens.”
To confuse or bewilder
(especially of snow or leaves) To be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind
“This is so sudden that I drop the papers; like a snow flurry the papers flutter down softly.”
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