| 1. | (adverb) happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" | 
	
	
	 |  | Synonyms: all of a sudden, of a sudden | 
        
	
	
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         | 2. | (adverb) quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" | 
	
	
	 |  | Synonyms: abruptly, dead, short | 
        
	
	
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         | 3. | (adverb) on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly" | 
	
	
	 |  | Synonyms: on the spur of the moment | 
        
	
	
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