Definitions for Suddenly
Sud·den·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenadverb

   happening unexpectedly

   "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

2. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb

   quickly and without warning

   "he stopped suddenly"

3. on the spur of the moment, suddenlyadverb

   on impulse; without premeditation

   "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. suddenlyadverb

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

   Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

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1. Suddenly

   "Suddenly" is a single from Ashley Tisdale's debut album Headstrong, the song was released in Germany on May 2, 2008, as her third single there. The song was not released in the United States, and was her debut album's final single.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suddenly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #814

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suddenly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1471

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Suddenly' in Adverbs Frequency: #91

How to pronounce Suddenly?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suddenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suddenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Suddenly in a Sentence

1. Eleni Linos:

   As technology becomes more sophisticated and people start to use their phones interactively for an increasing number of daily tasks, it would not be surprising if they also increasingly turned to electronic devices for help with personal, health and safety issues, the phone user needs to retain the power to choose what happens. Every domestic violence and sexual assault situation is different, and the phone won't know if the abuser suddenly re-enters the room, grabs the phone, or starts listening in. It's tempting to say that the phone should automatically dial 9-1-1, but that could lead to an increase in the number of accidental calls, limit emergency services' capacity to respond to actual urgent calls, and worst of all might tip off the perpetrator that his or her victim is trying to get help.

2. Bret Hutchings:

   We were kind of joking around that if one of us suddenly disappears, then the rest of us make a run for it.

3. Jessica Vaughan:

   It can’t be that there has suddenly been a wave of domestic violence or victimization of immigrants, instead, the advocates for illegal immigrants have realized that these special green card programs are a way to launder the status of many illegal aliens in the absence of a larger amnesty.

4. Jeffrey Berk:

   The clientele for a Birkin or Kelly handbag suddenly wasn't traveling, buying a house or a Bentley, she had a lot of cash and needed to park it in an indulgence.

5. Joy Luk:

   Suddenly I wonder why the road in front of me is now broken. Am I on the pavement or am I on the road? the people in Hong Kong think that as disabled people, we can do nothing to contribute to the betterment of society.

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