suddenly (adv.)

  1. happening unexpectedly; suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side

    [ Syn: all of a sudden , all of a sudden , of a sudden , of a sudden , all of a sudden , all of a sudden , of a sudden , of a sudden , all of a sudden , all of a sudden , of a sudden , of a sudden , all of a sudden , all of a sudden , of a sudden , of a sudden ]

  2. quickly and without warning; he stopped suddenly

    [ Syn: abruptly , abruptly , short , short , dead , dead , abruptly , abruptly , short , short , dead , dead , abruptly , abruptly , short , short , dead , dead , abruptly , abruptly , short , short , dead , dead ]

  3. on impulse; without premeditation; he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment; he made up his mind suddenly

    [ Syn: on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment , on the spur of the moment ]

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