Flurries

Flurries
Flurry Flur"ry, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.] 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. [1913 Webster]

2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. [1913 Webster]

Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. [1913 Webster]

The racket and flurry of London. --Blakw. Mag. [1913 Webster]

4. The violent spasms of a dying whale. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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