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abruptly: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

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sharply collapse: in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"; changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"

curtly collapse: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

point-blank collapse: close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"; in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

all of a sudden collapse: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting"

without warning collapse

harshly collapse: in a harsh or unkind manner; "`That's enough!,' he cut in harshly"

headfirst collapse: with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"

forthwith collapse

summarily collapse: without delay; in a summary manner; "the suspected spy was summarily executed"

unawares collapse: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln; without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"

sudden collapse: happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

shortly collapse: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"; at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

all at once collapse

suddenly collapse: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

impulsively collapse

impetuously collapse: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it"

surprisingly collapse: in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly"

head over heels collapse: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"

plop collapse: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"; drop with the sound of something falling into water; drop something with a plopping sound

swiftly collapse: in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"

headlong collapse: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"; in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"; at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"

hastily collapse

plunk collapse: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly; a hollow twanging sound

slap collapse: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand); hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

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