"sudden" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sʌdn/ Audio: en-us-sudden.ogg [US] Forms: sudden [positive], more sudden [comparative], most sudden [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Very quick; taking no time or almost no time, and being a surprise.
    Sense id: simple-sudden-en-adj-U-adaJkt
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    },
    {
      "form": "more sudden",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sudden",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Not expecting the sudden change in the weather, he got rained on."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car crash was very sudden."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very quick; taking no time or almost no time, and being a surprise."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sudden-en-adj-U-adaJkt"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sʌdn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sudden.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sudden"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sudden",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more sudden",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sudden",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Not expecting the sudden change in the weather, he got rained on."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car crash was very sudden."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very quick; taking no time or almost no time, and being a surprise."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sʌdn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sudden.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sudden"
}

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