NOUN | act | flurry, bustle, hustle, ado, fuss, stir | a rapid active commotion |
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phenomenon | flurry, snow flurry | a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) | |
VERB | motion | flurry | move in an agitated or confused / confused / confused manner |
emotion | flurry, confuse, disconcert, put off | cause to feel embarrassment |
Sounds | fler'iy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | A rapid active commotion. | |
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Synonyms | bustle, hustle, ado, fuss, stir | |
Broader | commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult | The act of making a noisy disturbance |
Spanish | agitación, ajetreo, alboroto, bulla, bullicio, jaleo, movimiento, revuelo, ruido, tejemaneje, torbellino, tráfago, trajín | |
Catalan | agitació, bullícia, bullit, desori, enrenou, moviment, tràfec | |
Verbs | flurry | move in an agitated or confused / confused / confused manner |
Meaning | A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that). | |
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Example | "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" | |
Synonym | snow flurry | |
Broader | snow, snowfall | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals |
Spanish | ráfaga de nieve, ráfaga | |
Catalan | ràfega de neu |
Meaning | Move in an agitated or confused / confused / confused manner. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Nouns | flurry | a rapid active commotion |
Meaning | Cause to feel embarrassment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will flurry him; The good news will flurry her | |
Synonyms | confuse, disconcert, put off | |
Narrower | bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled |
distract, deflect | Draw someone's attention away from something | |
fluster | Cause to be nervous or upset | |
Broader | embarrass, abash | Cause to be embarrassed |
Similar to | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
Spanish | aturdir, confundir, consternar, conturbar, desconcertar, desorientar | |
Catalan | atordir, confondre, desconcertar, desorientar, encegar, ofuscar, torbar |
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