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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