Flurry

(noun.) a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); 'he had to close the window against the flurries'; 'there was a flurry of chicken feathers'.

(verb.) move in an agitated or confused manner.

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• It was generally believed that there would be a flurry; that some of the extreme Southern States would go so far as to pass ordinances of secession. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• You, sir, as a clergyman, said he, may feel it disagreeable to be present amidst scenes of hurry and flurry, and, I may say, peril. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I'll try, said Amy, for the advice suited her, and after a flurry to get ready, she ran after the friends, who were just disappearing over the hill. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He had fumed inwardly during the feast, but when the flurry was over and he strolled home after seeing Scott off, a milder mood came over him. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• You may guess, dear Miss Woodhouse, what a flurry it has thrown me in! 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• There shall be no flurry, no scolding, no discomfort, but a neat house, a cheerful wife, and a good dinner. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• We therefore trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves, and in about half an hour the boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Let me impart my confidence to you, you flurried little thing, in my own way. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• She was a little flurried by the unexpected visit, and the schoolmaster was not at his ease. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I was so sure of his meaning that I said, quite flurried, You are very welcome, sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I have been a good deal flurried,' replied Mrs. Raddle, in a reproachful manner. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• No, no, Pa, no,' cried Bella, greatly flurried. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I am so flurried, now I have got here, Martin, that I'm all in a tremble. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• As to the stick, Mr. Holmes, you know as well as I do that a criminal is often flurried, and does such things, which a cool man would avoid. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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