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Meanings of headlong in English

Excessively quick.

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With the head foremost.

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In a hasty and foolhardy manner.

At breakneck speed.

Usage of headlong in English
1
I ran out of the room; I rushed headlong down the stairs.
The Legacy of Cain
2
He pitched the carbine away and lost all control in headlong flight.
Desert Gold
3
But the fight had begun; and I threw myself into it headlong.
The Teeth of the Tiger
4
They surge backward and forward; then they rush headlong down the streets.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
5
The shattered broken remains of the Guard were driven in headlong rout.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
6
The officers were swept off with the men in this headlong flight.
Life of George Washington — Volume 01
7
With a sudden lurch forward the Sergeant plunged headlong in the snow.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
8
Even in his headlong rage there were cool cells in his brain.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
9
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
11
Then shot from the stable gloom an astounding figure in headlong flight.
Somewhere in Red Gap
12
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
14
She reached the open door immediately behind Robin, and sprang in headlong.
The Odds / And Other Stories
15
There was a sudden, headlong rush from the room; no other reply.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
16
Too late: for the next moment he fell headlong into the water.
Cord and Creese
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Headlong through the time
Headlong across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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