flurry
🇺🇸
/ˈflɜːri/
🇬🇧
/ˈflʌri/
noun
R
When a lot happens very quickly for a short time.
The town was busy in a flurry of preparation before the festival.
R
Light snow or rain that falls for a short period and then stops.
We were greeted by a small flurry of snow in the morning.
R
A fast, brief movement of something light, like paper or cloth.
There was a flurry of papers as the wind blew through the open window.
translation
When a lot happens very quickly for a short time.; Light snow or rain that falls for a short period and then stops.; A fast, brief movement of something light, like paper or cloth.
Word Forms
Plural
flurries