flurries

Meaning of flurries

plural noun
  1. a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.
    a flurry of snow
verb, 3rd person present
  1. (especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind.
    gusts of snow flurried through the door

late 17th century: from obsolete flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), probably influenced by hurry.

Information about flurries

  • The singular form of flurries is: flurry.
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Hyphenation of flurries

flur-ries

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • flurries is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

flurries synonyms

Meaning a quantity of something moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern:

swirl

Meaning a rapid movement round and round:

whirl

Meaning a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool:

eddy

Meaning a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam:

billow

Meaning a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow:

shower

Meaning a sudden strong rush of wind:

gust

Meaning a sudden flow or flood:

rush

Meaning an instance of breaking or splitting as a result of internal pressure or puncturing; an explosion:

burst

Meaning a very strong wind:

gale

Meaning a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet:

squall

Meaning a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow:

storm

Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:

blast

Meaning (of wind) move creating an air current:

blow

Meaning cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach:

wind

Meaning shake (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter:

churn

Meaning move with a hissing or rushing sound:

swish

Meaning turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly:

spin

Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:

twist

Meaning gush out in a sudden and forceful stream:

spurt

Meaning (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward:

surge

Meaning (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling:

seethe

Meaning (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction:

stream

Meaning (of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream:

flow

Meaning breathe in repeated short gasps:

puff

Meaning cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in a thin, fast stream or jet:

squirt

Meaning (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour:

boil

Words that rhyme with flurries

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