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A state of great activity or commotion
“Officials must be able to juggle frenetic work schedules and ensure that personnel issues are not lost in the flurry of daily operations.”
A state of nervous excitement or confusion
“The prime minister was arriving in town on the ninth for his niece's engagement party and the whole town was in a flurry over that.”
A sudden short period of activity or excitement
“Over the next 48 hours, we're going to see a flurry of activity.”
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.”
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.”
The characteristic of being rapid
A sudden rush or wave of a feeling or emotion
A brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
An unresilient person
A person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
A confused mass or jumble
A sudden and brief burst of bright light
A revolving machine with model horses or cars on which people ride for amusement
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.”
To perplex or bewilder someone
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