how to pronounce flurry

/ˈflʌɹ.i/

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flurry is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of flurry in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… door to a flurry of demons who wished to …”

meanings of flurry

noun:

A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
The violent spasms of a dying whale.
An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
Any sudden activity; a stir.
A light, brief snowfall.

verb:

To move or fall in a flurry.
To agitate, bewilder, fluster.

name:

A surname.

flurry frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word flurry occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics flurry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that flurry can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;