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snow flurrieslight brief showers of snow consisting of small flakes

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: light brief showers of snow consisting of small flakes

Pronunciation (IPA): /snoʊ ˈflɜːriz/

Example Sentences

  • The snow flurries made the morning commute look like a magical snow globe scene.
  • Despite the weather warning about snow flurries, only three tiny flakes fell all day.
  • The snow flurries started just as the wedding ceremony began outdoors.

snow flurries

NOUN

[/snoʊ ˈflɜːriz/]

light brief showers of snow consisting of small flakes

Light snow flurries swirl around kids walking home from school.
💡 Concept

Light snow flurries swirl around kids walking home from school.

Through snow flurries, away go worries as the squirrel scurries!
🎵 Rhyme

Through snow flurries, away go worries as the squirrel scurries!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/snoʊ ˈflɜːriz/
🇬🇧 UK/snəʊ ˈflʌriz/

🌳Etymology

Rootflurry
Suffix--ies

🎵Rhyme

worrieshurriesscurries
worries
hurries
scurries

🔗Collocations

light snow flurries
scattered snow flurries
brief snow flurries
expect snow flurries
snow flurries develop

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The snow flurries made the morning commute look like a magical snow globe scene.

😄 Fun example

Despite the weather warning about snow flurries, only three tiny flakes fell all day.

The snow flurries started just as the wedding ceremony began outdoors.

😄 Fun example

Children pressed their faces against windows, hoping the snow flurries would turn into a blizzard for a snow day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

light snowsnow showersdusting of snowscattered snow

Antonyms

blizzardheavy snowfallsnowstorm

Related

precipitationweather forecastwinter weathersnowfallflakes

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