flurry

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a rapid active commotion (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
bustle, hustle, ado, fuss, stir
• Derivationally related forms:
fuss (for: fuss), hustle (for: hustle), bustle (for: bustle)
• Hypernyms:
commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
2. a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) (Freq. 1)
- he had to close the window against the flurries
- there was a flurry of chicken feathers
• Syn:
snow flurry
• Hypernyms:
snow, snowfall

II - verb

1. move in an agitated or confused manner (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. cause to feel embarrassment
- The constant attention of the young man confused her
• Syn:
confuse, disconcert, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
disconcertment (for: disconcert), disconcertion (for: disconcert), confusion (for: confuse)
• Hypernyms:
embarrass, abash
• Hyponyms:
fluster, bother, distract, deflect
• Verb Group:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will flurry him
- The good news will flurry her

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  snow flurry, bustle, hustle, ado, fuss, stir, confuse, disconcert, put off