flap vs flurry

flap

verb
  • To move (something broad and loose) up and down. 

  • To move loosely back and forth. 

  • Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession. 

noun
  • A side fin of a ray. 

  • A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard American English pronunciation of body. 

  • The motion of anything broad and loose, or a sound or stroke made with it. 

  • Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved. 

  • A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery. 

  • A hinged leaf. 

  • The labia, the vulva. 

  • A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag. 

  • A controversy, scandal, stir, or upset. 

flurry

verb
  • To move or fall in a flurry. 

  • To agitate, bewilder, fluster. 

noun
  • An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time. 

  • A light, brief snowfall. 

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

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

  • The violent spasms of a dying whale. 

  • Any sudden activity; a stir. 

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

How often have the words flap and flurry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )