亚洲网紅露点

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flurry

[ flur-ee, fluhr-ee ]

noun

plural flurries.
  1. a light, brief shower of snow.
  2. sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry:

    There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  3. Stock Exchange.
    1. a brief rise or fall in prices.
    2. a brief, unusually heavy period of trading.
  4. a sudden gust of wind.


verb (used with object)

flurried, flurrying.
  1. to put (a person) into a flurry; confuse; fluster.

verb (used without object)

flurried, flurrying.
  1. (of snow) to fall or be blown in a flurry.
  2. to move in an excited or agitated manner.

flurry

/ 藞蹿濒蕦谤瑟 /

noun

  1. a sudden commotion or burst of activity
  2. a light gust of wind or rain or fall of snow
  3. stock exchange a sudden brief increase in trading or fluctuation in stock prices
  4. the death spasms of a harpooned whale
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to confuse or bewilder or be confused or bewildered
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿濒耻谤顎价颈别诲路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flurry1

1680鈥90, Americanism; blend of flutter and hurry
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flurry1

C17: from obsolete flurr to scatter, perhaps formed on analogy with hurry
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A flurry of punches in the 11th earned his nod of approval.

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On immigration, he has appreciated the flurry of new border restrictions and the emphasis on deportations, including sending men to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.

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The next morning, he woke up to a flurry of missed calls, asking him to come to the Pope's spartan accommodation at the Vatican's diplomatic mission near Manila's old Spanish quarter.

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President Donald Trump has made a flurry of announcements on tariffs this year - taxes charged on goods brought into the US from other countries.

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Since Trump's inauguration, there has been a flurry of announcements on tariffs.

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