flurry vs rough-and-tumble

flurry

noun
  • Any sudden activity; a stir. 

  • 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. 

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

verb
  • To agitate, bewilder, fluster. 

  • To move or fall in a flurry. 

rough-and-tumble

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

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