flurry
/ˈflʌ.ɹi/noun, verb
flurry is spelled F-L-U-R-R-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flurry means “A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flurry is flurries.
How many letters and syllables are in flurry?
| Letters | 6: F-L-U-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is flurry?
Flurry appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce flurry?
- UK /ˈflʌ.ɹi/
- UK /ˈflʊ.ɹi/
- US /ˈflʌ.ɹi/
Flurry has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flurry.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with flurry?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flurry from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of flurry
- flurries plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flurrying participle, present
- flurried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flurry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
- 2
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
a flurry of wind
- 3
A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
- 4
Any sudden activity; a stir.
- 5
A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
They will make your tongue smile with their homemade ice cream, which was voted "Best Taste in the USA Today." Enjoy exciting toppings to personalize your treat or a yummy sundae, flurry, smoothie, banana split or shake...
- 6
The violent spasms of a dying whale.
- 7
An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
The fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.
verb
- 1
To agitate, bewilder, fluster.
- 2
To move or fall in a flurry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flurry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | averse de neige |
| German | (leichter) Schneefall, (kurzer) Schneeschauer , Windstoß, Bö , geschäftiges Hin und Her, aufgeregtes Durcheinander |
| Portuguese | nevezinha , lufada |
| Spanish | ráfaga , frenesí, aluvión, chaparrón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does flurry come from?
Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).