flurrying

verb

present participle of flurry
as in distracting
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

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Recent Examples of flurrying This year’s Stanley Cup Final comes down to a pair of dominant sides with flurrying momentum. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Rumors flurrying For the past week, rumors swirled throughout the metro about Monday being the day legislators would vote to lock down a STAR bond offer to lure the team over the state line. — Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurrying
  1. distracting
  2. worrying
  3. bothering
  4. alarming
  5. disturbing
  6. concerning
  7. unsettling
  8. agitating
Verb
  • The conversational delivery keeps listeners engaged without distracting from the content, creating a disruption-free experience that enhances ad reception.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Mesh or woven flats provide texture without being distracting.
    — Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 7 July 2026
Definition of distracting
Verb
  • Spending so much time with Raskova’s frown was a miscalculation, when Sasha and Anastasia falling for each other, and Valya worrying about how Tanya’s past would haunt them forever, were so much more compelling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Permission to retire, to spend, to travel, to help family members and to stop worrying about market headlines.
    — Nathaniel Tilton, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of worrying
Verb
  • Travis was snapped having a blast bothering Jason as the duo attended a match between Jupiter Links GC and The Bay Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 3.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • For now, the Royals hope to figure out exactly what’s bothering him.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • So, even just the unusual presence of an aircraft in this area made this incident alarming for one resident, Anna, who spoke to CNN near the scene.
    — Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • At the same time, the state’s spending keeps growing quickly as well, alarming the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which advises the Legislature on fiscal matters.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of alarming
Verb
  • The officer wrote that Gatz had been living in the area for several months and was disturbing the surrounding vegetation.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Platner has faced multiple allegations of reckless and drunken behavior and disturbing behavior toward women since launching his campaign in August.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of disturbing
Verb
  • Those were the two most common applications of the rules concerning an unplayable ball, but a third option was available to Spieth.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The finding is concerning as space debris at such high altitudes behaves differently from that circling closer to Earth.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of concerning
Verb
  • When an accident brings the enigmatic Gaia into their lives, unexpected desires begin to take shape, unsettling the careful balance that has long defined their relationship.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • The paper shared the accounts of three women who had dated Platner within the past fifteen years and had found his behavior unsettling.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of unsettling
Verb
  • Washing machines take care of that with their tumbling or agitating action.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • That would be Saba Capital, a hedge fund that’s been agitating for change among CEFs for years.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of agitating

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“Flurrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurrying. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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