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flurry
has definitions from the field of meteorology
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[ verb ] move in an agitated or confused manner
Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)One such wife , Dr._Linden says , became disgusted with her weak husband and flurried through a series of extramarital affairs in the hope of finding a stronger man . (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)When you pass a church on an Irish bus , all the hands flurry in the sign_of_the_cross . |
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
Synonyms Examples "he had to close the window against the flurries" "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)Glendora dropped a chicken and a flurry of feathers , and went with her through the drizzle , to the storehouse . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23838
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[ verb ] cause to feel embarrassment
Synonyms Examples "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
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