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Definition of flurry:
Synonyms:
fox, befuddle, flush, line, bunko game, spat, jumble, train, tizzy, defer, blitz, put-off, mix up, obscure, tiff, parry, fit, dew, hedge, confidence game, put over, band, prorogue, bicker, bedevil, pattern, dishearten, whirlpool, remit, spasm, duck, hassle, flimflam, con game, skirt, downpour, string, pettifoggery, evade, cloudburst, volley, circumvent, postpone, squabble, flash, discompose, burst, sting, acid rain, obnubilate, bunko, splash, untune, flare-up, bother, flicker, gyp, fudge, deluge, hustle, windblast, disconcert, bustle, trouble, confound, spurt, table, scud, hold over, stir, williwaw, ado, dither, drumfire, upset, calm, twinge, impulse, blow, con, discomfit, avalanche, rash, whirl, surge, shelve, salvo, turn off, process, dewdrop, snow flurry, flap, elude, outburst, fuss, domino effect, curtain, pother, confuse, flare, confidence trick, proceedings, sidestep, blizzard, fusillade, blitzkrieg, chain reaction, set back, discombobulate, dodge, hail, flutter, bunco game, storm, fuddle, bombardment, cannonade, throw, blast, shower, bunco, drumbeat, bickering, blur.
- haste (part of speech: noun)
- hasten (part of speech: verb)
Usage examples:
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She had recited it over to herself and her family till it was so learned by heart that she believed no flurry of the moment would put it wholly out of their heads.
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Of course, upon the arrival in Chicago of Mr. Stanley G. Fulton, there would be a slight flurry at his appearance, and a few references to the hundred- thousand- dollar gifts to the Eastern relatives, and sundry speculations as to the why and how of the exploring trip.
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" I'll come at once," she said, and without the slightest flurry she picked up the key of the safe and slipped it into her pocket.