flurry

About 1.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
2. noun A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.

   a flurry of wind

3. noun A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
4. noun Any sudden activity; a stir.

   The day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.

5. noun A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
6. noun The violent spasms of a dying whale.
7. noun An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.

   The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.

8. verb To agitate, bewilder, fluster.

Similar words

hustle stir bustle put off confuse fuss consternate disconcert ado snow flurry

Often followed by

of and in was at over to that on

Word family

flurried flurries flurrying