Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the spur of the moment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: on the spur of the -mo-ment
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

r

quickly and without warning

Example Sentences

"he stopped suddenly"
"suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
"he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"
"he made up his mind suddenly"

Synonyms

suddenly all of a sudden of a sudden abruptly dead short

Questions

What does on the spur of the moment mean?: quickly and without warning

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