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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1. 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.

2. Fred Zelinger:

   There has been a flurry of research in the last five years that says that rewards for grades actually reduce motivation, i don’t believe in the carrot-and-stick mentality. If you do celebrate the grades, a spontaneous activity that offers quality time together is the best, rather than a gift or money.

3. Jay Myers:

   Many people think that ‘Black Friday’ comes from the idea that it’s a highly profitable day for retailers, one where they’re getting ‘out of the red’ and ‘into the black,’ the term didn’t actually originate from retailers. Philadelphia police officers first used the term ‘Black Friday’ in the 1960s to describe the day after Thanksgiving, when a flurry of tourists came into the city to shop, causing traffic jams and accidents.

4. Philomena Mariani:

   The classic New York skyline has changed dramatically since Weegee's day, and the flurry of often mundane building construction over the last decades has obscured many of New York's iconic skyscrapers.

5. Eduardo Miras:

   Some companies are being forced to sell, opportunistic buyers and strategic players with a long-term view find themselves with a flurry of good Brazilian assets.