SUDDEN


Meaning of SUDDEN in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a quick/sudden movement

Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.

a sudden absence

It wasn't easy to deal with Hugh's sudden absence.

a sudden dash

He made a sudden dash for the door.

a sudden explosion

Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing.

a sudden halt

My happiness was brought to a sudden halt by the death of my father.

a sudden impulse

She felt a sudden impulse to play some music.

a sudden inspiration

He had a sudden inspiration.

a sudden move

She made a sudden move towards me from the doorway.

a sudden shift

She immediately picked up his sudden shifts of mood.

a sudden silence

At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.

a sudden thought

A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.

a sudden urge

She fought back the sudden urge to beg his forgiveness.

a sudden/abrupt end (= sudden and unexpected )

After the news leaked out, his political career came to a sudden end.

a sudden/unexpected/unforeseen emergency (= a situation that was not planned )

I left half an hour early in case of traffic jams or some other unforeseen emergency.

die a sudden/violent/slow etc death

At the end of the play, the main character dies a violent death.

dramatic/sudden/complete reversal

a dramatic reversal in population decline

had a sudden brainstorm

Kirby had a sudden brainstorm .

sudden death

Her sudden death shocked the world.

sudden death

a sudden death play-off

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

sudden panic

Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’

sudden

Consult the doctor if there is a very sudden onset of fever.

sudden/abrupt (= done suddenly, without being planned )

I didn't know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others.

Their departure seemed rather sudden.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

so

It was so brutal, so sudden .

The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.

It was so sudden and so fierce that she could not deny it.

The whole thing came on me so sudden and I was so sleepy.

A movement caught his eye and it was so sudden that he drew back a few inches.

After all those years, it was hard to believe it, especially coming so sudden .

The change had been so sudden .

Then all at once he looked up, with a stare so sudden and urgent it was like a shout.

■ NOUN

appearance

The sudden appearance of record company A &038; R men induces paranoia for any band.

Clearly the later volumes show these talents in more skilfully written poems, but their sudden appearance here demands comment.

Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.

The sudden appearance of her bare back made him cough.

Maybe it was Mr McCrindle's sudden appearance that caused Tam to lose his footing.

Was there a sudden appearance of a new species, or were there cases of gradual succession?

The fish were momentarily startled at my sudden appearance , but after a while they ignored me.

burst

The rain pelted down in sudden bursts , but the downpours did not amount to much.

In a single song, he can employ sudden bursts of falsetto or a teasing growl.

She could of course, she thought with that sudden burst of adolescent enthusiasm, not live.

Why the sudden burst of vision?

She saw him crumple them up in a sudden burst of impatience, and fling them across the parade.

I wish I could say that I wrote steadily at the story of my life after that sudden burst of inspiration.

Sounds like a sudden burst of co-operation between the world's tractor makers?

There was a sudden burst of laughing and giggling on the other end.

change

It is a curious paradox that evolution and gradual change were linked with revolution and sudden change.

Farris was angry about the sudden change in crews.

Why the sudden change of heart?

Saigon had always gone through sudden changes of mood, and this was simply one of those changes.

Yet the peripheral zone is hypersensitive to sudden change .

But a sudden change came over the spirit of his dreams.

What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go?

Gradual changes are much less traumatic than sudden changes.

death

My brother's sudden death has left me with a legacy of anxiety about loved ones that is perhaps excessive.

It is the most intimate item of all, a disturbing look at the rude horror of sudden death .

It had shocked him, too, when he heard of Adolph Brückner's sudden death .

He is invoked against sudden death .

One of the hazards of the sudden death of infants was that they might be carried off before they had been baptised.

Some reports have suggested a relationship between programmed diets and sudden death , probably due to irregularities of the heart.

In fact, intervention of another kind took place on 27 January 1947, with the sudden death of Vivien Eliot.

Ashburn likely autographed only a handful of the cards before his sudden death , so even dealers are scrambling to find thems.

departure

Mr Kabila's sudden departure leaves huge uncertainty.

There was no official explanation for Mr Lane's sudden departure , which was announced in a terse two-line statement.

My dear Adam, Over the years, you will have heard many explanations for my sudden departure from the regiment.

She left, and it took her partner a year to build the forward momentum she had disrupted by her sudden departure .

After Jenny's sudden departure , Eloise had felt betrayed, abandoned and completely lonely.

Julie Worden and Charlton Boyd meet in a skittish duet, marked by sudden departures , near misses and unexpected evasive leaps.

Eastman Kodak's shares plunged 10% following the sudden departure of its new chief financial officer.

increase

It can detect sudden increases in water consumption, such as leaks.

Maple trees are sensitive to sudden increases in sunlight, having grown up in the dimmed ambience of sheltering neighbor trees.

The wingers provide a sudden increase in width to encourage early planing, good jumping, and tight or long turns.

The sudden increase in energy costs and the resulting recession caused a 10% fall in energy demand between 1973 and 1975.

The sudden increase in unemployment after 1930 gave it further importance.

Campaigners say the sudden increase in Martin's bill is not unusual.

Any sudden increase in the number of a particular pest, however, need immediate action.

infant

The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.

Bristol is at the forefront of the fight against a number of childhood conditions, including cancer and sudden infant death.

Some may protect against sudden infant deaths; others may add to risk.

During the fieldwork period, sudden infant deaths received enormous publicity in the national media.

Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.

This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.

None of the families interviewed had experienced a sudden infant death.

loss

Here it probably happened by sailing into the steep wave resulting in a sudden loss of speed.

Atonic seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of postural muscle tone.

She was not even near to getting over the shock of the sudden loss .

The second distribution was for hold-harmless grants to protect users of the categorical grants from a sudden loss of this money.

The socialists, not relishing the sudden loss of their patronage, are much identified with the regular street demos.

Then the public would not face a sudden loss of television service.

There is a smooth process of convergence to full knowledge, unlike the sudden loss of reputation observed in many reputational models.

Could we have possibly caught the leader, leaving the shoal bewildered and with sudden loss of appetite?

movement

These sudden movements quake the Earth.

Any sudden movement and you have sticky syrup all over the place, including the steering wheel.

He didn't spare Schmidt a glance; his eyes held Culley's, waiting for the glint that betrays sudden movement .

We are all startled by this sudden movement .

That sudden movement , slight as it was, jerked away the stone which Chignell had placed behind one of the wheels.

But there was a sudden movement behind her.

Don't jump from grooming the back of the pony to the front, i.e. making sudden movements .

Flat-footed water lilies balance at the far end, quivering at a sudden movement , a bird diving.

reversal

The overall effect of these dynastic upsets and sudden reversal of political alignment was disastrous from Rome's viewpoint.

Until the sudden reversal , the Nasdaq had been falling steadily and more than 200 stocks had hit new lows.

Reagan, astonished by this sudden reversal , said, Absolutely not.

rise

The sudden rise in graduate unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period.

The relatively sudden rise of xenophobic parties, or of the xenophobic issue in politics, is largely due to this.

The subsidiary threat of a sudden rise in coal prices also made little sense in 1989.

As recent history has shown, a sudden rise in orders does not necessarily herald an immediate and sharp rise in output.

rush

His sudden rush of Anglican devotion remained unexplained and incomprehensible.

Why the sudden rush of interest?

At sunset, darkness enveloped the hunting camp in a sudden rush .

Her grey and white striped silk blouse was clinging damply against her skin in the sudden rush of heat.

Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff.

Certainly the change in legislation is unlikely to provoke a sudden rush of hitherto tied farm workers from the industry.

The sudden rush of cooler air as the door was thrust open took her completely by surprise.

Instead his handshake was firm but controlled - like everything else about him, she thought with a sudden rush of insight.

shock

She smiles at me and I feel a sudden shock , a tremor of fear.

The model is used to forecast economic growth and to estimate the potential effects of sudden shocks like a stock crash.

Huy looked at the over-long face, the ridiculous beard, and realised with a sudden shock that the man was scared.

The sudden shock and noise of whirring wings broke the stillness and left our pulses racing.

He felt her sudden shock of fear and for a moment, almost involuntarily, his hands strengthened on her shoulders.

Old lady, thought Winnie, with sudden shock !

Donna too felt her heart thumping; the sudden shock made her tremble.

Every change of scene, every sudden shock , had threatened to plunge Elaine back into catatonic silence.

silence

At the mention of Hilary Frome a sudden silence fell over the room.

The Poole family, grouped rather self-consciously round the birthday cake on Earth, lapsed into a sudden silence .

Such a traveller may sleep soundly and awaken refreshed - that is, unless the train stops and the sudden silence wakes him.

In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden, preparing for its spring blossoming.

In the sudden silence that followed, she realized that something was wrong.

All at once he was disturbed by a sudden silence .

But when war came the persistent pedal-point of coalitionism sounded all the louder for the sudden silence of the party truce.

surge

But I was faithful - so why the sudden surge of guilt?

National industry status is used to protect local producers from a sudden surge of imports.

She felt a sudden surge of anger.

Outside, though, as he loaded it into the car, he was surprised to feel a sudden surge of confidence.

Suppose there was a sudden surge in demand for cash from the general public.

A sudden surge in the pound, for example, could seriously unhinge the process.

Therese, sitting at Willi's right, felt a sudden surge of pure, undiluted happiness wash over her.

And felt a sudden surge of unwilling pity.

thought

Suddenly unease rose inside her and she faltered as a sudden thought struck her.

A sudden thought occurred to her, and she sat up straight in bed.

A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh.

Then a sudden thought flashed through his mind.

I had a sudden thought , when you mentioned the timing.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in your life.

Don't make any sudden moves around the animals.

I felt a sudden sharp pain in my stomach.

Rebecca's decision to leave was very sudden .

There's been a sudden change of plans.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A sudden boom followed in its wake, a new parachute flare splitting the night sky - a red target flare.

All of a sudden I know two things: why they were on the same brain cell, and how psychiatry works.

However, this kind of relatively sudden decline in levels of satisfaction is not necessarily permanent.

It can even be converted into sudden laughter, when one realizes how absurd the pretence is.

It was as she turned to swim back that she felt the sudden grip of a pain across her back.

The development is as sudden as it is dramatic.

Then came the sudden peso devaluation that December, and Jimenez pulled out $ 70 million more.

Why the sudden shift in sentiment?

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