FLURRY (flurried)
Dictionary entry overview: What does flurry mean?
• FLURRY (noun)
The noun FLURRY has 2 senses:
1. a rapid active commotion
2. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
Familiarity information: FLURRY used as a noun is rare.
• FLURRY (verb)
The verb FLURRY has 2 senses:
1. move in an agitated or confused manner
2. cause to feel embarrassment
Familiarity information: FLURRY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLURRY (noun)
Meaning:
A rapid active commotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ado; bustle; flurry; hustle; stir; fuss
Hypernyms ("flurry" is a kind of...):
commotion; din; ruckus; ruction; rumpus; tumult (the act of making a noisy disturbance)
Meaning:
A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
snow flurry; flurry
Context examples:
he had to close the window against the flurries / there was a flurry of chicken feathers
Hypernyms ("flurry" is a kind of...):
snow; snowfall (precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals)
• FLURRY (verb)
Meaning:
Move in an agitated or confused manner
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "flurry" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Cause to feel embarrassment
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off
Context example:
The constant attention of the young man confused her
Hypernyms (to "flurry" is one way to...):
abash; embarrass (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flurry"):
fluster (cause to be nervous or upset)
bother (make confused or perplexed or puzzled)
deflect; distract (draw someone's attention away from something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will flurry him
The good news will flurry her
