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flurry
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flurry
(noun)
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flurry
/
ˈ
flɚri/
noun
plural
flurries
flurry
/
ˈ
flɚri/
noun
plural
flurries
Learner's definition of FLURRY
[
count
]
1
:
a brief and light snowfall
We had a few
flurries
yesterday.
a snow
flurry
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a
:
a brief period of excitement or activity
—
+
of
There was a
flurry of
trading in the stock exchange.
The incident could create a
flurry of
interest in safety issues.
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b
:
a large amount of something that happens or comes suddenly
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+
of
a
flurry
[=
barrage
]
of
publicity
There was a
flurry of
requests for more information.
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