transcription, транскрипция: [ sʌd(ə)n ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father-in-law...
She started to thank him, but a sudden movement behind him caught her attention...
It was all very sudden.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• sud‧den‧ness
The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.
N-UNCOUNT : oft the N of n
2.
If something happens all of a sudden , it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
All of a sudden she didn’t look sleepy any more.
PHRASE : usu PHR with cl , PHR with v