Meaning & use
flurry
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A brief, sudden burst of activity, or a light, brief fall of snow.
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A flurry of emails arrived the moment the announcement went public.
A light flurry dusted the rooftops overnight.
A note on using this word
Frequently paired with 'of,' as in 'a flurry of activity' or 'a flurry of questions,' beyond its literal weather sense.
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