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ˈsʌd nsud·den

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. suddenadjective

    happening without warning or in a short space of time

    "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

Wiktionary

  1. suddennoun

    An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

  2. suddenadverb

    Suddenly.

  3. suddenadjective

    Happening quickly and with little or no warning, snell.

    The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SUDDENadjective

    Etymology: soudain, French; soden , Saxon.

    We have not yet set down this day of triumph;
    To-morrow, in my judgment, is too sudden. William Shakespeare.

    There was never any thing so sudden but Cæsar’s thrasonical brag, of I came, saw and overcame. William Shakespeare.

    Herbs sudden flower’d,
    Opening their various colours. John Milton.

    I grant him
    Sudden, malicious, smacking of ev’ry sin. William Shakespeare.

  2. Suddennoun

    Parents should mark the witty excuses of their children at suddains and surprisals, rather than pamper them. Henry Wotton.

    Following the flyers at the very heels,
    With them he enters, who upon the sudden
    Clapt to their gates. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost? John Milton.

    They keep their patients so warm as almost to stifle them, and all on a sudden the cold regimen is in vogue. Thomas Baker.

    When you have a mind to leave your master, grow rude and saucy of a sudden, and beyond your usual behaviour. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Sudden

    James Green aka "Sudden" is a fictional character created by an English author Oliver Strange in the early 1930s as the hero of a series, originally published by George Newnes Books Ltd, set in the American Wild West era. Oliver Strange died in 1952, and the series was revived by Frederick H. Christian in the 1960s. Christian classified the books as "Piccadilly westerns", that is books written by English authors, simply drawing on the conventions the genre, with no first hand experience of America. The Sudden books are among the earliest and best-loved of the type. Sudden is portrayed as an intrepid and accurate gunfighter in search of two men who cheated his foster father. James Green earns the nickname "Sudden" because of his lightning speed with a gun. Sudden is portrayed as a stereotypical gunfighter: an intelligent and resourceful drifting cowboy who is respectful of the law, unwilling to use a gun unless absolutely necessary, humanitarian, brave, strong, and fair. The first book was published in 1930 and was followed by 10 more until the 1940s and featured vivid descriptions of the western American landscape, rare in an author at that time. The series became popular for its exciting narrations combining elements of mystery, suspense, and action, with engaging characters, in a Wild West setting of dusty towns, ranches, and saloons.

ChatGPT

  1. sudden

    Sudden refers to something that happens unexpectedly or quickly, without any warning or preparation. It often involves a rapid and abrupt change or occurrence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suddenadjective

    happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy

  2. Suddenadjective

    hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid

  3. Suddenadjective

    hasty; violent; rash; precipitate

  4. Suddenadverb

    suddenly; unexpectedly

  5. Suddennoun

    an unexpected occurrence; a surprise

Wikidata

  1. Sudden

    James Green aka Sudden is a fictional character created by an English author Oliver Strange in the late 1930s as the hero of a series, originally published by George Newnes Books Ltd, set in the American Wild West era. Oliver Strange died in 1952, and the series was revived by Frederick H. Christian in the 1960s. Christian classified the books as "Piccadilly westerns", that is books written by English authors, simply drawing on the conventions the genre, with no first hand experience of America. The Sudden books are among the earliest and best-loved of the type. Sudden is portrayed as an intrepid and accurate gunfighter in search of two men who cheated his foster father. James Green earns the nickname "Sudden" because of his lightning speed with a gun. Sudden is portrayed as a stereotypical gunfighter: an intelligent and resourceful drifting cowboy who is respectful of the law, unwilling to use a gun unless absolutely necessary, humanitarian, brave, strong, and fair. The first book was published in 1930 and was followed by 10 more until the 1940s and featured vivid descriptions of the western American landscape, rare in an author at that time. The series became popular for its exciting narrations combining elements of mystery, suspense, and action, with engaging characters, in a Wild West setting of dusty towns, ranches, and saloons.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sudden

    sud′en, adj. unexpected: hasty: abrupt.—adv. Sud′denly.—n. Sud′denness, (Scot.) Sud′denty.—On a sudden, Of a sudden, suddenly, sooner than was expected. [O. Fr. sodain—L. subitaneus, sudden—subitus, coming stealthily—sub, up, īre, ītum, to go.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sudden' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2556

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sudden' in Adjectives Frequency: #346

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sudden in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sudden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sudden in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    That's the way the system is supposed to work. And then all of a sudden, I hear he tried, he can't do it, and then, boom, and then another one, boom.

  2. Jean Todt:

    It is with immense sadness that I learned of Charlie's sudden passing, charlie Whiting has been Charlie Whiting, a central and inimitable figure in Formula One who embodied the ethics and spirit of this fantastic sport. Formula One has lost a faithful friend and a charismatic ambassador in Charlie Whiting.

  3. Bill Simmons:

    A couple weeks later, all of a sudden, just on a bye. Taking a break.

  4. Kevelin Jones:

    We didn't want to have our scholars out for two weeks and then, all of a sudden in the middle of a surge, we send them back to school, and so we made the decision to have them out until this surge begins to decline.

  5. Kevin Landy:

    A large percent of ICE detainees have no criminal records and are more vulnerable in a prison setting – security staff and administrators at BOP facilities have spent their careers dealing with hardened criminals serving long sentences for serious felonies, and the procedures and staff training reflect that, this sudden mass transfer could result in some serious problems.

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