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Significats de headlong en anglès

Excessively quick.

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With the head foremost.

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In a hasty and foolhardy manner.

At breakneck speed.

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Examples for "precipitately"
Examples for "precipitately"
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Hasty steps shake the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
The Nabob
2
Three Brazilians went down like ninepins; the rest turned and fled precipitately.
Martin Rattler
3
She stopped precipitately, with a break in her voice; turned from him.
V. V.'s Eyes
4
Just at this time Cook appeared; the Indian took his departure precipitately.
A Sketch of the History of Oneonta
5
Rapp and Ouidinôt rushed precipitately into the house where the Emperor was.
History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
Ús de headlong en anglès
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I ran out of the room; I rushed headlong down the stairs.
The Legacy of Cain
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He pitched the carbine away and lost all control in headlong flight.
Desert Gold
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But the fight had begun; and I threw myself into it headlong.
The Teeth of the Tiger
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They surge backward and forward; then they rush headlong down the streets.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
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The shattered broken remains of the Guard were driven in headlong rout.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
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The officers were swept off with the men in this headlong flight.
Life of George Washington — Volume 01
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With a sudden lurch forward the Sergeant plunged headlong in the snow.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
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Even in his headlong rage there were cool cells in his brain.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
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The sudden turning in their headlong race threw them out of distance.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
10
The gallows will only be going to her in a headlong car.
The Innocence of Father Brown
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Then shot from the stable gloom an astounding figure in headlong flight.
Somewhere in Red Gap
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Hamet beheld the headlong rout of the army with rage and consternation.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
13
For a giddy moment his thoughts were rushing headlong through empty space.
The Reality Dysfunction
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She reached the open door immediately behind Robin, and sprang in headlong.
The Odds / And Other Stories
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There was a sudden, headlong rush from the room; no other reply.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
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Too late: for the next moment he fell headlong into the water.
Cord and Creese
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