change+suddenly

  • 41fickleness — fickle UK US /ˈfɪkl/ adjective ► likely to change suddenly and without warning: »Do Americans know how to invest in fickle markets? »The art market is as fickle and hard to predict as any other. ► likely to change your opinion or your feelings… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 42skittish — skit|tish [ skıtıʃ ] adjective nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something: Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. Skittish investors have already removed their money. a. used about horses that are… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43stable — [[t]ste͟ɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ stabler, stablest, stables, stabling, stabled 1) ADJ GRADED If something is stable, it is not likely to change or come to an end suddenly. The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992. ...a stable marriage.… …

    English dictionary

  • 44veer — verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to change direction suddenly (+ off/away/across etc): The car veered sharply to the right and crashed. 2 (always + adv/prep) to change suddenly to a very different belief, opinion, or subject (+ towards/away from… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45skittish — UK [ˈskɪtɪʃ] / US adjective nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something Skittish investors have already removed their money. Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. a) used about horses that are nervous… …

    English dictionary

  • 46chop — I [[t]tʃɒp[/t]] v. chopped, chop•ping, n. 1) to cut or sever with one or more quick, heavy blows, using a sharp tool (often fol. by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree[/ex] 2) to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop logs[/ex] 3) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47flop — [c]/flɒp / (say flop) verb (flopped, flopping) –verb (i) 1. to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud. 2. to fall flat on the surface of water. 3. to yield or break down suddenly. 4. Colloquial …

  • 48tack — [tak] n. [ME takke < MDu tacke, twig, point, akin to Ger zacke < ? IE base * dek , to tear > TAIL1] 1. a short nail or pin, with a narrow shaft that is not tapered and a relatively large, flat head 2. a) the act of fastening, esp. in a… …

    English World dictionary

  • 49jump the track — {v. phr.} 1. To go off rails; go or run the wrong way. * /The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident./ * /The pulley of the clothesline jumped the track and Mother s washing fell down./ 2. {informal} To change from one thought… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 50jump the track — {v. phr.} 1. To go off rails; go or run the wrong way. * /The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident./ * /The pulley of the clothesline jumped the track and Mother s washing fell down./ 2. {informal} To change from one thought… …

    Dictionary of American idioms