Literary notes about flurry (AI summary)
The word “flurry” functions in literature as a versatile descriptor that captures sudden bursts of activity, emotion, or environmental change. It is used to evoke rapid and often chaotic movement or sensation—ranging from natural phenomena, such as a sudden burst of snow [1] or a cascade of foam amid rising speed [2], to human behavior and moods characterized by hurried, disordered energy [3][4]. Authors employ “flurry” to underline moments of abrupt transition or upheaval, whether it be the clamor of questions in a heated dialogue [5], the uncontainable excitement of a character [6], or even the sweeping force of nature disrupting calm [7].
- As he spoke there came a sudden fierce rush of wind and a flurry of snow.
— from The Moving Picture Girls SnowboundOr, The Proof on the Film by Laura Lee Hope - The speed increases, the log itself disappears in a flurry of foam—those on the bridge hold their breath.
— from The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski - " He had fumed inwardly during the feast, but when the flurry was over and he strolled home after seeing Scott off, a milder mood came over him.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - and while every one else seemed so cool, he was in such a flurry that he actually perspired!
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao - A flurry of fast questions was in the air.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane - TESMAN stands in a flurry of haste, and cannot get his gloves on.
— from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen - We therefore trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves, and in about half an hour the boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift
