flurry

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A brief, light snowfall.
2. n. A sudden gust of wind.
3. n. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.
4. n. A sudden burst or commotion; a stir: a flurry of interest in the new product; a flurry of activity when the plane landed.
5. n. A short period of active trading, as on a stock exchange.
6. v. To agitate, stir, or confuse.
7. v. To move or come down in a flurry.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A state of perturbed action or feeling; a violent agitation, physical or mental; a disordered or excited movement; flutter; commotion: as, to be in a continual flurry; to raise a flurry in an assembly.
2. n. Specifically, of a whale, the death-agony; the spasmodic action of the animal while expiring. The head usually rises and falls, and the flukes strike the surface of the water rapidly, while the animal swims in a circle, till finally it rolls on its side dead.
3. n. A sudden brief movement of air; an irregular blast or gust: as, a flurry of wind.
4. n. A fluttering assemblage of things, as snow-flakes, carried by or passing through the air.
5. n. In calico-printing, a state of frothiness developed by some colors in the process of printing, due in some to quick printing and in others to slow printing. It is obviated by the use of glycerin, oil, turpentine, or alcohol.
6. To produce agitation of feeling in; confuse by excitement or alarm.
7. In heraldry, same as fleury.
8. n. The scum that forms on top of a dye-vat, as an indigo-blue vat.

Wiktionary

1. n. A brief snowfall.
2. n. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
3. n. Any sudden activity; a stir.
4. n. A snack consisting of soft ice cream studded small pieces of fruit, cookie, etc.
5. v. transitive To agitate, bewilder, disconcert.
6. v. intransitive To move or fall in a flurry.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
2. n. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
3. n. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
4. n. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
5. v. To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
2. n. a rapid active commotion
3. v. cause to feel embarrassment
4. v. move in an agitated or confused manner