n.
(pl. flurries)
- a small swirling mass of snow, leaves, etc. moved by sudden gusts of wind.
- a sudden short period of commotion or excitement.
▸a number of things arriving suddenly and simultaneously.
v.
(flurries, flurrying, flurried)
move in flurries; swirl.
Etymology
C17: from obs. flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), prob. influenced by hurry.
