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Webster 1913 Edition

Flurry

Flur′ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Flurries
(#)
.
[Prov. E.
flur
to ruffle.]
1.
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze;
as, a
flurry
of wind
.
2.
A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
Like a
flurry
of snow on the whistling wind.
Longfellow.
3.
Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
The racket and
flurry
of London.
Blakw. Mag.
4.
The violent spasms of a dying whale.

Flur′ry

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Flurried
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Flurrying
.]
To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
H. Swinburne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flurry

FLUR'RY

, n.
1.
A sudden blast or gust, or a light temporary breeze; as a flurry of wind. It is never with us applied to a storm of duration.
2.
A sudden shower of short duration; as a flurry of snow.
3.
Agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.

FLUR'RY

,
Verb.
T.
To put in agitation; to excite or alarm.

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