flurries 1 of 2

noun

plural of flurry
1
as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread

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2
as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves

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3
as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests

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flurries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flurry
as in alarms
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike

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Recent Examples of flurries
Noun
Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us. — Harry H. Edel, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Even then, there are flurries of intense activity. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Thunderstorms, rain showers and snow flurries are expected to sweep Boise as temperatures drop, according to the National Weather Service. — Hali Smith april 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
  1. bursts
  2. gusts
  3. barrages
  4. alarms
  5. outbursts
  6. blows
  7. volleys
  8. worries
Noun
  • The former is meant to image extremely wide sections of the cosmos to capture tons of fleeting phenomena that are hard to catch — things like supernovas, fast radio bursts and maybe even colliding neutron stars.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At night, the lighting turns the wings into a moving field of color while bursts of fire give the dragon the kind of oversized entrance Burning Man was made for.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • Wind gusts of 60 to 67 mph were reported in the county with the storm on Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Tropical storm-force wind gusts capable of causing spotty power outages are also possible along the coast from the potential storm’s most intense bands of rain.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrages
Verb
  • That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Definition of alarms
Noun
  • The 36-year-old Hubble also is dropping in orbit because of the sun’s recent outbursts.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • He was accused of two other antisemitic outbursts and was eventually convicted in France on hate-speech charges.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Guevera also reportedly came to blows with Eddie Kingston in 2022, leading to Kingston’s suspension.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of volleys
Verb
  • Instead, the market worries whether such high growth has already been fully priced into stock values or is approaching a growth inflection point.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The beekeeper worries the new warehouse-like facilities will raise his utility bills or change the local environment.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of worries

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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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