Definition of sudden

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Sudden (a.) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.

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Emergent :: Emergent (a.) Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for prompt action; urgent.
Beat :: Beat (n.) A sudden swelling or reenforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison. See Beat, v. i., 8..
Flush :: Flush (n.) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes..
Avulsion :: Avulsion (n.) The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner..
Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about..
Duck :: Duck (v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water..
Catalepsis :: Catalepsis (n.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues..
Fulminating :: Fulminating (a.) Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner.
Panic :: Panic (a.) By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
Flawy :: Flawy (a.) Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
Qualm :: Qualm (n.) A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony..
Gust :: Gust (n.) A sudden violent burst of passion.
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient..
Smash :: Smash (v. i.) To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure..
Collapse :: Collapse (v. i.) To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses..
Scare :: Scare (v. t.) To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip..
Inroad :: Inroad (n.) The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.
Blow :: Blow (n.) A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
Windage :: Windage (n.) The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
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