all of a sudden

all of a sudden
adverb
1. without warning (Freq. 1)
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all at once, he started shouting

• Syn: ↑all at once
2. happening unexpectedly (Freq. 1)
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suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side

• Syn: ↑suddenly, ↑of a sudden

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all of a sudden
All at once, suddenly
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Main Entry: ↑sudden

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all of a sudden phrase
if something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly, and without any sign that it is going to happen

All of a sudden, the bedroom window flew open.

Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediatelysynonym
Main entry: sudden

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suddenly

I feel really tired all of a sudden

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all of a sudden

I was walking down the street when, all of a sudden, it started raining.

All of a sudden, I saw what he was looking at.

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Main Entry: ↑sudden

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ˌall of a ˈsudden idiom
quickly and unexpectedly

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All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck.

Main entry: ↑suddenidiom

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