suddenly meaning

EN[ˈsʌdn̩li]
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Definition of suddenly in English Dictionary

• AdverbCOMmore suddenlySUPmost suddenly
  1. Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
     1. Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
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  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • From the start of their strange and embattled marriage, they established a pattern of suddenly pulling up stakes with little notice to family members or neighbors.
     • Some weathercasters were offended, and in January, Fox News’s Steve Doocy remarked, on the air, “Does the Weather Channel suddenly have a political agenda?”
     • A wave of embarrasment washed over me, as I became suddenly hot, and red in the face.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • Suddenly a man appeared and came forth out of the fog.
     • Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.
  3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • You won't hit more than three whoop-dee-doo ridges with the front wheel first without doing an endo, so that plan-ahead action is something you adapt to rather suddenly.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adverbs

Other Vocabulary

1. en soddenly
2. en suddenty
3. en suddently
4. en sullenly
5. en suddens