flur·ry /ˈflɝi, ˈflʌri/
疾風,颶風,慌張(vt.)使恐慌,使狼狽(vi.)慌張
Flur·ry n.; pl. Flurries
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.
Flur·ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flurried p. pr. & vb. n. Flurrying.] To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
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flurry
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, ado,
fuss, stir]
2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something
resembling that); "he had to close the window against the
flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn:
snow flurry]
v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: confuse, disconcert, put
off]
[also: flurried]