Noun : There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived. From Dictionary.com.
It hits the ear in flurries and waves, and is still hard to understand. From Wordnik.com. [Google and Dizzy Gillespie] Reference
She double-faulted to fall behind 3-1, and the mistakes came in flurries after that. From Wordnik.com. [Henin dominant in winning third straight French Open] Reference
Court watchers love this time of the year as the Supreme Courts start issuing rulings in flurries. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
We shall see if we get half a foot of "flurries", as has happened in the past. From Wordnik.com. [O Canada . . .] Reference
The snow is still coming down, just kind of flurries right now, but it's bitterly cold, 12 degrees. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2010] Reference
This morning there were "flurries" before it was even 9 am. From Wordnik.com. [Rantings of a Creole Princess] Reference
"After we got the big snow, George told his audience he would never use the word 'flurries' again, and I don't think he ever did.". From Wordnik.com. [NWAOnline.com stories] Reference
I hope it's going to be just a couple of flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2002] Reference
While gulls wheeled about them like flurries of snow. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920] Reference
It is Detroit under all that fog and some snow flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2005] Reference
There were also snow flurries on the nearby island of Maui. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2006] Reference
Up towards Green Bay and kind of a few flurries around Madison. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2008] Reference
A couple of flurries possible across the New York metropolitan area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2008] Reference
For three days we had no sunshine, and flurries of snow were frequent. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
Just a couple of more flurries expected later on tonight and tomorrow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2005] Reference
And, as you pointed out, there was a flurry of flurries this morning, Paula. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2003] Reference
But the flurry of activity around Thanksgiving was dampened by real flurries. From Wordnik.com. [Winning the Numbers Game] Reference
It picked up rather dramatically since about 4: 00 p.m., light snow flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009] Reference
We also have some snow flurries and showers mostly north of the I-95 corridor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2008] Reference
Look for cold weather through tonight with flurries continuing through tomorrow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2005] Reference
Drew was in the open when another of those wild sand and dust flurries caught him. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
Maybe the snow flurries might have stuck because Tampa Bay won that game by a run. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2007] Reference
Here they will probably have snow flurries and some other way to celebrate his return. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2009] Reference
Scattered flurries expected in Washington with a high of 30 and a low of 19, Anderson. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2009] Reference
Also places south of Rochester near Buffalo and Jamestown you may have a few flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2006] Reference
It'll be flurries before then, but once it starts, wow, is it just going to come down?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2009] Reference
You can see some of the flurries working their way towards the Dallas/Fort Worth area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2007] Reference
STOUT: There were some snow flurries yesterday and it really didn't impact the search. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2006] Reference
Now in the news, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, you are seeing snow flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2007] Reference
Flocks of seabirds sweep up and down the canals like the first flurries of autumn snow. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs] Reference
In New York, a few scattered flurries, but the farther south you go the warmer it becomes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2009] Reference
It's cooling off in the higher levels of the atmosphere to give you some of those flurries. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2006] Reference
"Enough," commented Garry, "to establish, I suppose, one of your startling flurries of credit.". From Wordnik.com. [Kenny] Reference
A few snow flurries around in a high of 33 but it may be warming up toward the end of the week. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
A possibility of seeing some rain and sleet but also we could see some flurries here and there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2008] Reference
The sky was gray, and although it was only early autumn, there were occasional flurries of snow. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army] Reference
Light flurries of wet snow bounced off the canopy, leaving thin, fast-drying trails of moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Code Three] Reference
Maybe some flurries or sprinkles up this way, but really, the best weather to be had is out west. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2004] Reference
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