Abruptly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈbrʌptlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word abruptly
Brit.  |əˈbrʌptlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word abruptly

adverb

- quickly and without warning (syn: dead, short, suddenly)

Extra examples

...I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold....

He told them abruptly and without ceremony that they would have to leave.

...was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe...

...the crash abruptly wakened the dozers on the bus...

...my woolgathering was abruptly interrupted by a question from the flight attendant...

The road ends abruptly in a drop to the sea.

He turned abruptly and walked away.

...their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one...

...the engine abruptly cut out...

...his frat-boy libertinage was abruptly halted when his fed-up father cut him off financially...

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