suddenly adv

1 happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" [syn: all of a sudden, of a sudden]

2 quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, short, 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]

English

Pronunciation

Adverb

1. Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

   Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

Synonyms

• all of a sudden
• without warning

Translations

Related terms

• sudden

Suddenly is the title of:

• Suddenly (1954 film), a film noir starring antagonist Frank Sinatra, sheriff Sterling Hayden, grandpa James Gleason, and mother Nancy Gates
• "Suddenly" (Xanadu song), a song from the soundtrack to the 1980 film Xanadu, performed by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
• Suddenly (Marcus Miller album), a 1983 album by Marcus Miller, and also the name of a track on the album
• Suddenly (Billy Ocean album), a 1984 album by Billy Ocean
• "Suddenly" (Billy Ocean song), the title track of the above Billy Ocean album, which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985
• "Suddenly" (Angry Anderson song), a song recorded by Angry Anderson in 1987 and released in 1989 which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart
• "Suddenly" (Toni Braxton song), a song by Toni Braxton from the 2006 special edition of her 2005 album Libra
• "Suddenly", a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from their 2003 album Take Them On, On Your Own
• "Suddenly" (Ashley Tisdale song), a song by Ashley Tisdale from her 2007 album Headstrong
• "Suddenly", a song by Ryan Ferguson from his 2005 album Three, Four
• "Suddenly", a song by LeAnn Rimes from her 2002 album Twisted Angel

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