Synonyms of flurries

flurries 1 of 2

noun

plural of flurry

1

as in bursts

a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity

a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• outbursts
• flutters
• outbreaks
• surges
• spurts
• eruptions
• increases
• flickers
• explosions
• flashes
• flares
• renewals
• boosts
• rushes
• recurrences
• sprees
• flare-ups
• floods
• upswings
• volleys
• pickups
• upturns
• paroxysms
• jags
• recrudescences
• epidemics
• commotions
• binges
• deluges
• spates
• furors
• uproars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doldrums
• slumps
• calms

2

as in gusts

a sudden brief rush of wind

a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gusts
• blows
• breezes
• tornadoes
• scuds
• blasts
• gales
• zephyrs
• currents
• windblasts
• hurricanes
• williwaws
• breaths
• puffs
• squalls
• airs
• whiffs
• wafts
• drafts
• windstorms
• westerlies
• northers
• tempests
• northerlies
• bluster
• northeasters
• northwesters
• southeasters
• southwesters

3

as in barrages

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrages
• volleys
• bombardments
• showers
• salvos
• fusillades
• cannonades
• drumbeats
• torrents
• hails
• floods
• storms
• tides
• blitzes
• avalanches
• blitzkriegs
• surges
• outbursts
• bursts
• outpourings
• rashes
• drumfires
• broadsides
• streams
• deluges
• currents
• outflows
• inundations
• spates
• earfuls
• excesses
• overflows
• rivers
• flood tides
• cataclysms
• surpluses
• gushes
• discharges
• cataracts
• flushes
• gluts
• overages
• engulfments
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• overabundances
• superfluities
• overmuch
• overkills
• superabundances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

flurries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flurry

as in alarms

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alarms
• worries
• concerns
• bothers
• disturbs
• distracts
• upsets
• plagues
• unsettles
• haunts
• exercises
• agitates
• dismays
• discomposes
• freaks (out)
• disquiets
• rattles
• distresses
• angers
• discomforts
• annoys
• unhinges
• fusses
• derails
• weirds out
• frazzles
• bugs
• distempers
• confuses
• perturbs
• undoes
• ails
• irritates
• hagrides
• harries
• flusters
• exasperates
• aggravates
• peeves
• embarrasses
• irks
• frets
• discountenances
• nettles
• disconcerts
• discomfits
• harasses
• piques
• grates
• riles
• discourages
• puts off
• fazes
• puts out
• chivies
• vexes
• abashes
• shakes up
• gets
• galls
• chafes
• dispirits
• pesters
• bedevils
• daunts
• mortifies
• nonpluses
• confounds
• jars
• unnerves
• disheartens
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settles
• quiets
• composes
• calms
• soothes
• allays
• alleviates
• assuages
• tranquilizes
• appeases
• mollifies
• pacifies
• placates
• conciliates
• propitiates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flurries

Noun

The flurries of pigment inside them were dispersed by bursts of air delivered through the base of the box. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Macaday said some higher elevations in California have already seen flurries over the past month and a half. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Chelsea spent long stretches of the first half in survival mode as Arsenal roared onto the front foot after that shock opener, conjuring furious flurries of pressure from open play and set pieces. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Just as real snow flurries often do, this portrayal of that weather lifted my heart. — Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us. — Harry H. Edel, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

The past 14 years have included some flurries of diplomatic contact between Iran and the West. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026

The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 May 2026