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.