sudden movement

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandmovement

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Suddenmovementin the water might inspire a self-defensive aggressive response, even though the movement was random.
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In normal circumstances, asuddenmovementof wind might activate cognitive processing for agents, but would soon deactivate upon further analysis ("it's only the wind").
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Thesuddenmovementin internal agricultural price support levels would also cause serious problems for some countries.
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Acute tears occur as a result of asuddenmovement.
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One has only to watch the markets to-day to see the effect of asuddenmovementdownwards in the price of cattle.
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However, it will usually not sting without being provoked bysuddenmovementor other violent behavior.
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Asuddenmovementin the fault sent shock waves through the rock.
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Thesuddenmovementcaused the boat to capsize, and all of the passengers were thrown into the water.
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Unfortunately when he made asuddenmovementthe rope dropped and fell down to the foot of the wall.
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This significant change in stress can lead tosuddenmovementalong the fault or fracture, resulting in an earthquake.
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In temperate climates there is asuddenmovementof sap at the end of the winter as trees prepare to burst into growth.
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At that time, asuddenmovementoccurs along the fault, releasing the accumulated energy, and the rocks snap back to their original undeformed shape.
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The release for this mechanism itself may be a ring attached to a metal wire or just thesuddenmovementof the forearm.
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Thesuddenmovementsets off a climactic gunfight between the exposed mercenaries and the armed townspeople firing from barricades and rooftops.
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Paver was aware that brown bears are at their most dangerous when they have cubs, and anysuddenmovementmight cause the bear to attack.
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Usually, the pain occurs as a consequence of a cold or hypothermia, sometimes calls it load, poor working posture or sleep,suddenmovementof the head.
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Then, noticing that a fowler was about to catch the dove, the ant bit his foot and hissuddenmovementcaused the bird to fly away.
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Tsunamis are caused by massive displacement of water, and often result fromsuddenmovementof the ocean floor, which then propagate at high speed over a wide area.
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Most escapements are capable of being stopped by asuddenmovementbut the detent escapement gives an impulse to the balance only when it is moving in one direction.
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The analysis uses a form of shock spectrum analysis that estimates the dynamic response of a component to shock loading caused by thesuddenmovementof a naval vessel.
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