Flurry \Flur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flurried; p. pr. & vb. n. Flurrying.]

To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. --H. Swinburne.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Flurry \Flur"ry\, n.; pl. Flurries. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]

1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.

2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.

Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind. --Longfellow.

3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.

The racket and flurry of London. --Blakw. Mag.

4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)