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FLURRIED
FLURRY
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
(verb) cause to feel embarrassment; “The constant attention of the young man confused her”
flurry
(verb) move in an agitated or confused manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
flurried
simple past tense and past participle of flurry
Adjective
flurried (comparative more flurried, superlative most flurried)
Agitated, confused.
Source: Wiktionary
Flur"ried, a.
Definition: Agitated; excited.
– Flur"ried*ly adv.
FLURRY
Flur"ry, n.; pl. Flurries. Etym: [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]
1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. Longfellow.
3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. The racket and flurry of London. Blakw. Mag.
4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
Flur"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flurried; p. pr. & vb. n. Flurrying.]
Definition: To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. H. Swinburne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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