Flurry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rapid active commotion

a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɜːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɜːɹi/.

Examples

he had to close the window against the flurries
there was a flurry of chicken feathers
The constant attention of the young man confused her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confuse snow flurry put off hustle stir bustle ado fuss disconcert

Parts of Speech

noun	a rapid active commotion
noun	a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) “he had to close the window against the flurries”
verb	move in an agitated or confused manner
verb	cause to feel embarrassment “The constant attention of the young man confused her”

Word Forms

bustle	verb	move or cause to move energetically or busily
hustle	verb	move or cause to move energetically or busily
flurry	verb	move in an agitated or confused manner
fuss	verb	care for like a mother
flurry	noun	a rapid active commotion
confusion	noun	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
disconcertment	noun	anxious embarrassment
disconcertion	noun	anxious embarrassment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufregung

eine schnelle aktive Aufregung

🇫🇷French

rafale

une agitation active rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

ráfaga

una rápida conmoción activa

🇮🇹Italian

raffica

una rapida agitazione attiva

🇳🇱Dutch

vlaag

een snelle actieve commotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

agitação

uma rápida comoção ativa

🇷🇺Russian

шквал

быстрое активное движение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घबराहट

एक तीव्र सक्रिय हंगामा

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লারি

একটি দ্রুত সক্রিয় হৈচৈ

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைச்சல்

ஒரு விரைவான செயலில் குழப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లకల్లోలం

వేగవంతమైన చురుకైన గందరగోళం

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एक जलद सक्रिय गोंधळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરાટ

ઝડપી સક્રિય હલચલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಲಾಹಲ

ತ್ವರಿತ ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಗದ್ದಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോലാഹലം

ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള സജീവമായ കലഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਹਟ

ਇੱਕ ਤੇਜ਼ ਸਰਗਰਮ ਹੰਗਾਮਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

ایک تیز فعال ہنگامہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乱舞

快速活跃的骚乱

🇯🇵Japanese

慌ただしい

急速に活発な騒ぎ

🇰🇷Korean

단말마

급속한 활동적 동요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự náo động

một sự hỗn loạn tích cực nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

วุ่นวาย

ความปั่นป่วนที่กระฉับกระเฉงอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebingungan

keributan aktif yang cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

isang mabilis na aktibong kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

gelojoh

kekecohan aktif yang cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موجة

ضجة نشطة سريعة

🇮🇷Persian

سر و صدا

یک آشوب فعال سریع

🇹🇷Turkish

telaş

hızlı aktif bir kargaşa

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתרַגְשׁוּת

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