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
And a colleague spotted on a webcam video what appeared to be flurries at Beech Mountain Saturday morning. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 The flurries of pigment inside them were dispersed by bursts of air delivered through the base of the box. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 Macaday said some higher elevations in California have already seen flurries over the past month and a half. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Chelsea spent long stretches of the first half in survival mode as Arsenal roared onto the front foot after that shock opener, conjuring furious flurries of pressure from open play and set pieces. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Just as real snow flurries often do, this portrayal of that weather lifted my heart. — Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
  1. bursts
  2. gusts
  3. barrages
  4. alarms
  5. outbursts
  6. blows
  7. volleys
  8. worries
Noun
  • Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • South winds will increase to around 15–20 mph, with occasional higher gusts.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Between Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon, large swaths of Southern California will see sustained winds of 20 to 40 mph and gusts from 40 to 60 mph, according to Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 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 cause of their displeasure has to do with scenes woven throughout that illustrate how Baldwin got his reputation for angry outbursts – confrontations with paparazzi through the years, for instance.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, military children and teenagers may experience social withdrawal, angry outbursts and mental health problems, including depression and anxiety.
    — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • Deaton was well-prepared, brought the fire, and landed a number of blows that at times appeared to make Markey wince.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The two countries have been trading blows on energy infrastructure.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • The majority of protesters have been peaceful, but violence on the fringes is having an impact, with a daily menu of fireworks thrown at police and volleys of tear gas fired at high school pupils.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of volleys
Verb
  • Making wellness accessible As holistic wellness becomes increasingly mainstream, Warren-Thomas worries that rising costs are making some services inaccessible to the communities they were originally intended to serve.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • China worries The initial jitters came at the start of the week after China's leading memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, announced plans to roll out a server memory product based on new architecture.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of worries

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