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Meanings of
headlong
in anglès
Excessively quick.
hasty
Related terms
hurried
With the head foremost.
headfirst
Related terms
forward
In a hasty and foolhardy manner.
rashly
At breakneck speed.
precipitately
Usage of
headlong
in anglès
1
I ran out of the room; I rushed
headlong
down the stairs.
2
He pitched the carbine away and lost all control in
headlong
flight.
3
But the fight had begun; and I threw myself into it
headlong
.
4
They surge backward and forward; then they rush
headlong
down the streets.
5
The shattered broken remains of the Guard were driven in
headlong
rout.
6
The officers were swept off with the men in this
headlong
flight.
7
With a sudden lurch forward the Sergeant plunged
headlong
in the snow.
8
Even in his
headlong
rage there were cool cells in his brain.
9
The sudden turning in their
headlong
race threw them out of distance.
10
The gallows will only be going to her in a
headlong
car.
11
Then shot from the stable gloom an astounding figure in
headlong
flight.
12
Hamet beheld the
headlong
rout of the army with rage and consternation.
13
For a giddy moment his thoughts were rushing
headlong
through empty space.
14
She reached the open door immediately behind Robin, and sprang in
headlong
.
15
There was a sudden,
headlong
rush from the room; no other reply.
16
Too late: for the next moment he fell
headlong
into the water.
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headlong
Verb
Indicative · Present
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
headlong into
fall headlong
headlong flight
plunge headlong
go headlong
More collocations
Headlong
through the time
Headlong
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common