Sudden+start

  • 71shying — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …

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  • 72outburst — UK [ˈaʊtˌbɜː(r)st] / US [ˈaʊtˌbɜrst] noun [countable] Word forms outburst : singular outburst plural outbursts a) a sudden spoken expression of a strong feeling, especially anger emotional outbursts outburst of: His colleagues used to be shocked… …

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  • 73caprice — ► NOUN ▪ a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour. ORIGIN French, from Italian capriccio head with the hair standing on end , later sudden start …

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  • 74sally — [sal′ē] n. pl. sallies [MFr saillie < saillir, to come forth suddenly, rush out, leap < L salire, to leap, spring: see SALIENT] 1. a sudden rushing forth, as of troops to attack besieging forces 2. any sudden start into activity 3. a quick… …

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  • 75Dodge — Dodge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dodging}.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.] 1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. Milton. [1913… …

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  • 76Dodged — Dodge Dodge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dodging}.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.] 1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. Milton. [1913 …

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  • 77Dodging — Dodge Dodge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dodging}.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.] 1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. Milton. [1913 …

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  • 78shy — I. a. 1. Timid. 2. Coy, reserved, diffident, timid, retiring, shrinking. 3. Cautious, wary, heedful, chary. 4. Suspicious, jealous. II. n. 1. Sudden start (as of a horse). 2 …

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  • 79Shunt — Shunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.] 1. To shun; to move from. [Obs. or… …

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  • 80Shunted — Shunt Shunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.] 1. To shun; to move from.… …

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