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[ hed-lawng, -long ] / ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headlong ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbwith the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water. without delay; hastily: to plunge headlong into work. without deliberation; rashly: to rush headlong into battle. adjectiveundertaken quickly and suddenly; made precipitately; hasty: a headlong flight. rash; impetuous: a headlong denunciation. done or going with the head foremost: a headlong dive into the pool. Origin of headlongFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English hedlong, earlier hedling; see head, -ling2 OTHER WORDS FROM headlongheadlongness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH headlongheadlong , headstrongWords nearby headlongheadline, headliner, headline rate, head-load, headlock, headlong, head louse, headman, head margin, headmaster, headmasterly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headlongIn our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the first chapter, rebellious Holly Sykes runs away from home and headlong into the melancholy perils of first love. David Mitchell’s ‘The Bone Clocks’ Is Fun But Mostly Empty Calories|William O’Connor|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ultra-rich people who launch a headlong retreat from political affairs will not be immune. What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this headlong rush towards legalization makes him a little uneasy, too. Puffing But Paranoid: Seattle’s First 4/20 With Legal Pot|Winston Ross|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the headlong rush to drill has caused a number of social and environmental consequences that are just too startling to ignore. Winthrop Roosevelt on the Oil Boom that Threatens His Great-Great-Grandfather’s Legacy|Winthrop Roosevelt|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST All is not gold that glitters; and many a fine lad has been led to his ruin ere now by following some headlong fancy of his own. Tom Tufton's Travels|Evelyn Everett-Green Even before he could himself stop his headlong speed, however, his race with news came to an unexpected end. Historic Girls|E. S. Brooks But at one hundred feet aloft the fliers braked their headlong flight, hovered motionlessly in echelon formation. Slaves of Mercury|Nat Schachner They buzzed over his head, keeping pace even with his headlong flight. The Mad Planet|Murray Leinster Down went Robin headlong upon the grass, for the stroke would have felled a stone wall. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood|Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for headlong
adverb, adjectivewith the head foremost; headfirst with great haste adjectivearchaic (of slopes, etc) very steep; precipitous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headlongbreakneck, sudden, hurried, abrupt, brash, daredevil, daring, foolhardy, hasty, impetuous, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, rash, rough, rushing, tempestuous, thoughtless, precipitant |