Synonyms for flurry
ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr iflur·ry

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1. flurryverb

   Synonyms:
   agitate, excite, worry, ruffle, fluster

   Antonyms:
   soothe, compose, quiet, calm, mesmerize

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1. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirnoun

   a rapid active commotion

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, snow flurry, tizzy, dither, bickering, hustle, squabble, flap, bicker, bunko, confidence trick, spat, tiff, hassle, stir, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, fuss, pettifoggery, pother, bustle, bunco game, trouble, con, sting, splash, flimflam, bother

2. flurry, snow flurryverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   ado, hustle, snow flurry, fuss, stir, bustle

3. flurryverb

   move in an agitated or confused manner

   Synonyms:
   put off, disconcert, confuse

4. confuse, flurry, disconcert, put offverb

   cause to feel embarrassment

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

   Synonyms:
   fuddle, put over, confound, befuddle, set back, fox, turn off, confuse, sidestep, blur, jumble, dishearten, circumvent, discomfit, mix up, defer, parry, dodge, remit, elude, duck, skirt, obscure, prorogue, hedge, throw, put off, evade, discompose, table, upset, postpone, shelve, untune, hold over, disconcert, discombobulate, fudge, bedevil, obnubilate

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1. • Embarrass
   • Move

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1. flurrynoun

   Synonyms:
   flaw, squall, gust of wind

2. flurrynoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, hurry, bustle, confusion, commotion, perturbation, disturbance, flutter, ruffle, hurry-skurry

3. flurryverb

   Synonyms:
   excite, confuse, disconcert, disturb, agitate, fluster, hurry

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1. flurrynoun

   Synonyms:
   squall, breeze, wind, agitation, excitement, commotion

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1. List of paraphrases for "flurry":

   frenzy, overcast, vorticity, vortex, barrage, whirlwind

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How to use flurry in a sentence?

1. Philipp Hildebrand:

   It is time we let this process play out and crucially regulators also need a time out to assess the impact of all the flurry of measures adopted since the great financial crisis.

2. Steve Vladeck:

   We saw earlier this year that, even though four of the current justices are ready to take up a number of Second Amendment cases, they weren't sure if they had a fifth vote on the merits -- because they weren't sure about the chief justice, it seems likely that the confirmation of Judge Barrett would remove that uncertainty and open the pipeline to a flurry of Second Amendment cases, perhaps ranging from the constitutionality of criminal felon-in-possession statutes to large-capacity magazine bans.

3. Mary Jayne Fogarty:

   We had a flurry of people a little bit panicked … now that it’s in effect, it’s remained about the same — maybe a decline of calls because people know [they can’t get abortions].

4. Craig Moffett:

   There's always a flurry of promotional activity around big new phone launches, the question is : Will this be the so-called supercycle ? ... I think it's hard to imagine that when the most important feature of the phone just isn't ready for prime time, that that will be enough to drive a supercycle.

5. Phil Klotzbach:

   You're right ! It sure has been quiet in the Atlantic lately, we had a brief flurry in late June/early July with Bonnie and Colin, but it's been dead since then.