# flurry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflʌ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #25,062

## Definitions
1. A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
2. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
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.
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.

## Etymology
Perhaps an American English blend of flutter and hurry. Alternatively, perhaps from an obsolete term flurr (“scatter”).

## Easily confused with
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flurry-vs-fury)
- **furry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flurry-vs-furry)
- **ferry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ferry-vs-flurry)
- **fluffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fluffy-vs-flurry)
- **flirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flirty-vs-flurry)
- **Fleury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleury-vs-flurry)

## Common misspellings (8)
`fflurry`, `fllurry`, `flrury`, `flurryy`, `flury`, `fluryr`, `fulrry`, `lfurry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flurry