n.; pl. Flurries [ Prov. E. flur to ruffle. ] 1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. [ 1913 Webster ]
Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. [ 1913 Webster ]
The racket and flurry of London. Blakw. Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. The violent spasms of a dying whale. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Flurried p. pr. & vb. n. Flurrying. ] To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. H. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]