flurry

flurry is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
2. noun. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
3. noun. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
4. noun. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
5. transitive verb. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
6. noun. a rapid active commotion

   Synonyms: ado, bustle, fuss, hustle, stir

7. noun. 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"

8. verb. cause to feel embarrassment

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

   Synonyms: confuse, disconcert

9. verb. move in an agitated or confused manner

Synonyms

ado, bustle, fuss, hustle, stir, confuse, disconcert

Common word forms

flurried, flurries, flurrying

Words from these letters

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