what are flurries

Flurries are brief, light bursts of activity or motion, most commonly used to describe light, intermittent snow that doesn’t really accumulate on the ground.

Basic meaning

• In weather, flurries usually mean:
  • Light, scattered snow falling for a short time.

* Often no measurable accumulation; it may look like snow in the air but barely covers surfaces.

• More technically, the U.S. National Weather Service describes snow flurries as intermittent light snow producing little or no measurable precipitation, as opposed to heavier “snow showers.”

Other common uses

Outside weather, the word is used more figuratively for short, intense bursts of activity:

• A flurry of activity : a brief period when many things happen quickly (messages, trades, questions, etc.).

• A flurry of excitement/attention : a sudden wave of interest or commotion around a topic or event.

• As a verb, to flurry can mean to move in a nervous, agitated way or to make someone feel confused and hurried.

Quick examples

• “We had a few snow flurries this morning, but the roads stayed clear.”

• “There was a flurry of emails after the announcement went out.”

• “She was so flurried by the news that she forgot what to say.”

TL;DR: Flurries are short, light bursts—most literally of snow, and more broadly of activity, excitement, or things happening all at once.

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