flurry
noun
[ ˈflʌri ]
• a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.
• "a flurry of snow"
Similar:
swirl,
whirl,
eddy,
billow,
shower,
gust,
rush,
burst,
gale,
squall,
storm,
flurry
verb
• (especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind.
• "gusts of snow flurried through the door"
Similar:
swirl,
whirl,
eddy,
billow,
gust,
blast,
blow,
rush,
wind,
churn,
swish,
spin,
twist,
spurt,
surge,
seethe,
stream,
flow,
puff,
squall,
squirt,
boil,
Origin:
late 17th century: from obsolete flurr ‘fly up, flutter, whirr’ (imitative), probably influenced by hurry.
