Another word for flurry

Agitated, excited movement and activity

• bustle

  1. (Computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
  2. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
  3. An excited activity; a stir.

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  1. (Computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
  2. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
  3. An excited activity; a stir.

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• stir

  1. Movement; activity; agitation
  2. A slight movement:
  3. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement:

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  1. Movement; activity; agitation
  2. A slight movement:
  3. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement:

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• whirl

  1. (Informal) A brief or experimental try:
  2. A round of parties, etc., one after another
  3. A tumult; uproar; stir

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  1. (Informal) A brief or experimental try:
  2. A round of parties, etc., one after another
  3. A tumult; uproar; stir

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• whirlpool

  1. A bathtub or pool having jets of warm water that can be directed toward a body part as for therapeutic purposes.
  2. Water in rapid, violent, whirling motion caused by two meeting currents, by winds meeting tides, etc. and tending to form a circle into which floating objects are drawn; vortex or eddy of water
  3. A bath, as used in hydrotherapy, in which an agitating device propels a current of warm water with a swirling motion

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  1. A bathtub or pool having jets of warm water that can be directed toward a body part as for therapeutic purposes.
  2. Water in rapid, violent, whirling motion caused by two meeting currents, by winds meeting tides, etc. and tending to form a circle into which floating objects are drawn; vortex or eddy of water
  3. A bath, as used in hydrotherapy, in which an agitating device propels a current of warm water with a swirling motion

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To impair or destroy the composure of

• agitate

  1. To stir up or shake up
  2. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
  3. To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes

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  1. To stir up or shake up
  2. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
  3. To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something):
  3. (Intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something):
  3. (Intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.

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• discompose

  1. (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
  2. To put into a state of disorder.
  3. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.

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  1. (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
  2. To put into a state of disorder.
  3. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.

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• disquiet

  1. To make anxious, uneasy, or restless; disturb; fret
  2. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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  1. To make anxious, uneasy, or restless; disturb; fret
  2. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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• distract

  1. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  2. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
  3. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:

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  1. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  2. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
  3. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:

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• disturb

  1. To break up the settled order or orderly working of
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To intrude on; inconvenience:

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  1. To break up the settled order or orderly working of
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To intrude on; inconvenience:

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• fluster

  1. (Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
  2. To make or become nervous or upset.
  3. (By extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.

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  1. (Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
  2. To make or become nervous or upset.
  3. (By extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.

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• perturb

  1. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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  1. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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• rock

  1. (Slang) To be thrilling, boisterous, etc.
  2. (Music) To play or dance to rock music.
  3. To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.

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  1. (Slang) To be thrilling, boisterous, etc.
  2. (Music) To play or dance to rock music.
  3. To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.

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• ruffle

  1. To take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple
  2. To turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly
  3. To beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle

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  1. To take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple
  2. To turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly
  3. To beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle

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• shake

  1. To get away from (a pursuer):
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To get rid of or put an end to:

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  1. To get away from (a pursuer):
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To get rid of or put an end to:

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• toss

  1. To toss a coin, as in letting chance decide something
  2. To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
  3. To toss a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost

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  1. To toss a coin, as in letting chance decide something
  2. To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
  3. To toss a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost

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• unsettle

  1. To make upset or uncomfortable
  2. To become unsettled
  3. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:

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  1. To make upset or uncomfortable
  2. To become unsettled
  3. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:

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• upset

  1. To become overturned or upset
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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  1. To become overturned or upset
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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• rattle

  1. To provide with ratlines
  2. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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  1. To provide with ratlines
  2. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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