flurries

/F L ER1 IY0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A light, brief snowfall.

  2. 2

    A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.

    โ€œa flurry of windโ€

  3. 3

    A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.

  4. 4

    Any sudden activity; a stir.

    โ€œThe day before the wedding was a flurry of preparations.โ€

  5. 5

    A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.

  6. 6

    The violent spasms of a dying whale.

  7. 7

    An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.

    โ€œThe fencer landed a flurry of hits on her opponent.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To agitate, bewilder, fluster.

  2. 2

    To move or fall in a flurry.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flurries, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flurry