Noun

(en noun)

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

* 1647 , , Christ Mysticall; or the blessed union of Christ and his Members'', as edited and reprinted in Josiah Pratt (editor), ''The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D. , Volume 8, C. Wittingham (1808), page 217:

* by the animation of the same soul quickening that whole frame.

(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics.

The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

He recited the story with great animation .

The condition of being animate or alive.

* Landor

Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation .

(linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

* 1992 , Samuel E. Martin, A Reference Grammar of Korean , page 291:

"The constraints are not so hard and fast that exceptional sentences do not occur. In particular animation and disanimation can temporarily suspend the system."

Noun

(flurries)

A brief snowfall.

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

a flurry of wind

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

Any sudden activity; a stir.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=10 citation , passage=With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.}}

* 1998 , Gillian Catriona Ramchand, Deconstructing the Lexicon , in Miriam Butt and Wilhelm Geuder, eds. “The Projection of Arguments”

These [argument structure] modifications are important because they have provoked a flurry of investigation into argument structure operations of merger, demotion etc.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 8, author=Chris Bevan, title=Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds

, work=BBC citation , passage=The Championship highflyers almost got their reward for a resilient performance on their first visit to the Emirates, surviving a flurry of first-half Arsenal chances before hitting back with a classic sucker punch.}}

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

* 1988 , K. Wayne Wride, Fruit Treats'' (in ''Vegetarian Times number 134, October 1988, page 27)

Does your "Forbidden Foods" list include banana splits, ice cream sundaes, slurpies, popsicles, frozen yogurts, milk shakes, and ice cream flurries ? These foods taste great but have a reputation for being bad for your health.

* 2002 , Tampa Bay Magazine (volume 17, number 3, May-June 2002, page 235)

They will make your tongue smile with their homemade ice cream, which was voted "Best Taste in the USA Today." Enjoy exciting toppings to personalize your treat or a yummy sundae, flurry , smoothie, banana split or shake...

The violent spasms of a dying whale.