əˈbɹʌp.li ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən dɛd ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt ˈsʌdn̩li quickly and without warning happening unexpectedly on impulse; without premeditation he stopped suddenly suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment he made up his mind suddenly