Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a sudden or unexpected manner; unexpectedly; hastily; without preparation or premeditation; quickly; immediately.
- In zoology, sharply; abruptly; squarely: as, a part suddenly truncate.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adv. on impulse; without premeditation
- adv. happening unexpectedly
- adv. quickly and without warning
Examples
“She paled beneath the onslaught of that commanding seduction, her expression suddenly going slack.”
“Pearl Hand stiffened, her expression suddenly pinched, mouth hardening into a line.”
“Then his expression suddenly brightened, and his eyes seemed to dance in his head.”
“His expression suddenly shifted, and something dropped away.”
“Her expression suddenly grew horrified, as if she was recalling a nightmare.”
Simon & Schuster: Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve
“With Attorney General Holder (even the title suddenly has a more noble ring to it) now appointing”
“Maybe he perceived my anguish, for his expression suddenly softened.”
“My name suddenly became known in the “business” which was both exciting and daunting.”
Simon & Schuster: Chicken Soup for The Soul: Extraordinary Teens
“As I was driving my kids to school, a name suddenly popped into my head: a surgical equipment supplier I know.”
“Far more of the book is taken up with introducing the characters and fleshing out their backgrounds, and then the actual plot the Cylons' secret, of the title suddenly appears nearly three-quarters of the way through the book.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘suddenly’.
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Lifehacking
Start with the effect, the what; signal-patch known-belief spirit. "Write my program, routine me." New cue vs brand loyalty. Ritual Ceremony Design Technologies, Inc.
confusion, misdirection, fractionation, disequilibrium, relaxation, repetition, impassioned, intensity, suddenly, shock, concentration, focus and 118 more...
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Chainlink's Words
hat, opalescent, opal, emerald, sapphire, scythe, carnival, calliope, brilliant, awesome, feather, fantastic and 268 more...
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easy words
that read unfresh in many instances, that get sentimental, that can be too manipulative, that frequent the work of novices.
lips, suddenly, brush, mouth, teeth, heart, cool, breathe, wet, fists
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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song starters (twisted song starters)
Words/phrases inextricably tied to the songs they're in, sparking off earworms here there & everywhere (there's one, to start with). Only my own personal examples.
Do guess the more p...as i recall, here there and ev..., firestarter, final countdown, every now and then, turn around, pipe wrench, goodness gracious, insane, fuck you, scat, 21 seconds and 79 more...
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Dictation words
Dictation Word list
suddenly, plumber, transport, discipline, leaking, stethoscope, railway, fiercely, aeroplane, travelling, electrician, thieves and 49 more...
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Enchancey.
naturally, easily, unlimited, aware, realizing, experiencing, before, during, after, among, expand, beyond and 31 more...
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fast
whoosh, scurry, precocious, scamper, alacrity, skittish, suddenly, jiggle, skedaddle, flighty, impetuous
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OM2 Lesson 23
head, headache, split, splitting, past, several, hit, suddenly, explode, shoulder, neck, back and 11 more...
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May12CV
badge value, rap, used to, hold, takes place, suddenly, perceived, constitutes, knock off, hedonic, tinkering, tedious and 22 more...
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MEC2 Lesson 121
be up, conduct, séance, Liberace, snowcap, devil dog, ho-ho, fruit cocktail, syrup, consistant, guilty, guilt and 70 more...
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The Karamazov Bros blab
Dostoevsky's alternatives for 'said' and spruce-ilious adverbs
from the Pevear/Volokhonsky translationdrawl, babble, ask, added, remark, inform, exclaim, call, cry, inquire, shout, drone and 56 more...
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Tweets
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blafferty Most. Overused. Word. Ever. May 11, 2011
bilby BOO!!!!! Aug 6, 2008