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Flurry
Pronunciation : Flur"ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]
Definition : 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. Longfellow.
3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. The racket and flurry of London. Blakw. Mag.
4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
pl. Flurries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Flur"ry
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. H. Swinburne.
t. [imp. & p. p. Flurried; p. pr. & vb. n. Flurrying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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