flurry

1 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 burst, flare, flare-up, flash, flicker, outbreak, flutter, outburst, spurtRelated Words recrudescence, recurrence, renewal; binge, jag, spree; boost, increase, pickup, upswing, upturn; epidemic, eruption, explosion, paroxysm; deluge, flood, rush, spate, surge, volley; commotion, furor, uproarNear Antonyms calm, doldrums, slump

2 a sudden brief rush of wind a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves Synonyms blast, blow, gust, scud, williwaw, windblastRelated Words breeze, zephyr; current, draft; air, breath, waft; puff, whiff; bluster, gale, hurricane, squall, tempest, tornado, windstorm; northeaster, norther, northerly, northwester, southeaster, southwester, westerly

3 a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests Synonyms blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, barrage, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volleyRelated Words broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplusNear Antonyms dribble, drip, trickle