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flurry
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of FLURRY
1
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity <a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread>
2
a sudden brief rush of wind <a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves>
3
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once <a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests>
Synonyms blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
Related Words broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
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