paroxysm
fit
burst
spasm
fitful
spontaneity
interruption
break
flurry
rush
wave
jolting
outburst
spurt
expontaneous
bolt
irruption
on the fly
startle
outbreak
eruption
autokinesis
stampede
spontaneous
emergent
rocky
recurring
startled
superactivity
jolty
bumpy
jump
whoop-de-doo
dart
self-generated
rough
spaz attack
start
wobbler
jumpy
abubble
casual
occasional
shaking
excite
rouse
charge
heterochronic
charge up
agitate
consensual
turn on
commove
semispontaneous
whap
blip
dead
bang
abruptly
lurch
tic
short
abruption
of a sudden
all of a sudden
fits and starts
slap-bang
slam-bang
breaking off
tail event
on the spur of the moment
suddenly
flip
vagary
reflexive
jerk
commotional
amusement
flare-up
happenstantially
subfulminant
gunnysacking
whiplash
abruptedly
vellicative
all at once
entertainment
snap
action stations
go-round
explosion
sproing
fitful
jolting
expontaneous
spontaneous
emergent
rocky
recurring
startled
jolty
bumpy
self-generated
rough
jumpy
abubble
casual
occasional
heterochronic
consensual
semispontaneous
reflexive
commotional
subfulminant
vellicative
on the fly
dead
abruptly
short
of a sudden
all of a sudden
slap-bang
slam-bang
on the spur of the moment
suddenly
happenstantially
abruptedly
all at once
paroxysm
fit
burst
spasm
spontaneity
interruption
break
flurry
rush
wave
outburst
spurt
bolt
irruption
startle
outbreak
eruption
autokinesis
stampede
superactivity
whoop-de-doo
dart
spaz attack
wobbler
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fits and starts
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action stations
go-round
explosion
burst
startle
jump
start
excite
rouse
charge
charge up
agitate
turn on
commove
rush
bang
snap
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a display of bad temper
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
- the manner in which something fits
adj
adj
verb
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- conform to some shape or size
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
- make correspond or harmonize
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- the act of exploding or bursting
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- a sudden intense happening
verb
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- burst outward, usually with noise
- be in a state of movement or action
- emerge suddenly
- cause to burst
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
noun
- Spontaneous behaviour.
- The quality of being spontaneous.
- The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment.
- The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment.
noun
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- move away or escape suddenly
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- Any sudden activity; a stir.
- An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
- A light, brief snowfall.
- A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
- A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
- The violent spasms of a dying whale.
- A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
verb
noun
- a sudden burst of activity
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- a sudden forceful flow
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
adj
verb
noun
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- something that rises rapidly
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- an undulating curve
- a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
verb
noun
- A sudden event, action or emotion.
- A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
- The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
- A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
- A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A burst of speed or efficiency.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
adv
verb
- To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
- To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
- To escape.
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
- To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
- To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- To swallow food without chewing it.
- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
noun
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- a sudden very loud noise
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
noun
- Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.
- A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic.
- A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
verb
adj
- Arising from a momentary impulse.
- Sudden, without warning.
- Controlled and directed internally; self-active; spontaneous movement characteristic of living things.
- Random.
- Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
- Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.
- Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
- Proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external or conscious constraint.
adj
- Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction.
- Having leaves and flowers above the water.
- Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
- Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.
- Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
- Constituting an emergency.
- Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
noun
verb
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- make a sudden physical attack on
- increase suddenly and significantly
- be highly noticeable
- enter eagerly into
- rise in rank or status
- jump down from an elevated point
- run off or leave the rails
- jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
- cause to jump or leap
- start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
- bypass
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
- go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
noun
noun
- A sudden or fast movement.
- A fish, the dace.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- A cigarette.
- Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
verb
- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
adj
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
- with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
- with rough motion as over a rough surface
adj
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- not quite exact or correct
- full of hardship or trials
- violently agitated and turbulent
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- not carefully or expertly made
- not perfected
- unpleasantly stern
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
noun
verb
verb
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- set in motion, cause to start
- depart for someplace
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- bring into being
- get off the ground
- get going or set in motion
- begin or set in motion
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
- play in the starting lineup
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- bulge outward
noun
- the beginning of anything
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- a sudden involuntary movement
- the act of starting something
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
noun
- A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
- A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
- A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
- The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
- A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
- A boiled leg of mutton.
- One who or that which wobbles.
- A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
- A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
adj
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
- marked by blithe unconcern
- without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
- natural and unstudied
- not showing effort or strain
verb
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
- demand payment
- move quickly and violently
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
- file a formal charge against
- make an accusatory claim
- fill or load to capacity
- enter a certain amount as a charge
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
- pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
- lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- place a heraldic bearing on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
- direct into a position for use
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- instruct or command with authority
- attribute responsibility to
- set or ask for a certain price
- cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
- energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- saturate
noun
- an impetuous rush toward someone or something
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
- the price charged for some article or service
- the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
- a person committed to your care
- financial liabilities (such as a tax)
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- request for payment of a debt
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
- a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
verb
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- try to stir up public opinion
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- move very slightly
- move or cause to move back and forth
- change the arrangement or position of
adj
- excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition
- Contralaterally corresponding rather than ipsilaterally induced
- existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties
- with permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting
adv
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
adj
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
noun
- people who are no longer living
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
adj
- very tired
- unerringly accurate
- physically inactive
- (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
- lacking acoustic resonance
- not yielding a return
- not circulating or flowing
- not surviving in active use
- lacking resilience or bounce
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
- no longer having force or relevance
- the complete stoppage of an action
- drained of electric charge; discharged
- devoid of activity
verb
- To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- To inject intravenously.
- To hit hard.
- To engage in sexual intercourse.
- To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
adv
noun
- An explosion.
- A sudden percussive noise.
- An explosive product.
- A thrill.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
- strong smell (of)
- An abrupt left turn.
- The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
intj
adv
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- clean across
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- so as to interrupt
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
verb
adj
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- lacking foresight or scope
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
adj
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
noun
noun
- a sudden, quick movement
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- the act of flipping a coin
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
adj
verb
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to move with a flick
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move with a flick or light motion
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
adj
- Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
- Of or resulting from a reflex.
- Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
- Synonym of reflective
noun
noun
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
- A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A dull or stupid person.
- A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
verb
verb
- To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- To say abruptly or sharply.
- To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- To send a visual message through the Snapchat application.
- To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- To give way abruptly and loudly.
- To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- To speak abruptly or sharply.
- To misfire.
- To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
intj
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
- Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
adj
noun
- A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- A tool used by riveters.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- Something of no value.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- Something that is easy or effortless.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- briskness; vigour; energy; decision
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A sudden break.
- A photograph; a snapshot.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- A newsflash.
- jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
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