Another word for flurry

Agitated, excited movement and activity

• whirlpool

  1. A rapidly rotating current of water; a vortex.
  2. Something, such as a situation, that is confusing or tumultuous and is easy to be drawn into or difficult to get out of:
  3. A bathtub or pool having jets of warm water that can be directed toward a body part as for therapeutic purposes.

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• whirl

  1. To rotate rapidly about a center or an axis; spin.
  2. To move while rotating or turning about:
  3. To turn rapidly, changing direction; wheel:

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• stir

  1. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example), usually in circular motions, so as to mix or cool the contents:
  2. To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
  3. To add or mix in (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture by moving an implement:

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• bustle

  1. To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
  2. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.

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To impair or destroy the composure of

• rattle

  1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).

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• upset

  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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• unsettle

  1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  2. To make uneasy; disturb:

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• toss

  1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
  2. To throw or propel upward:
  3. To throw or propel to the ground:

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• ruffle

  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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• rock

  1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
  3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.

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• perturb

  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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• fluster

  1. To make or become nervous or upset.
  2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• distract

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

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• disquiet

  1. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
  2. Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
  3. Uneasy; restless.

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• discompose

  1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  2. To put into a state of disorder.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• agitate

  1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
  2. To upset; disturb:
  3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.

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