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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛdlɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɑŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hed′lông′, -long′)

head•long /ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɑŋ/USA pronunciation adv.

with the head going first;
headfirst:to plunge headlong into the water.
without delay;
hastily;
rashly:to rush headlong into marriage.

adj.

hasty:a headlong flight.
done or going with the head foremost:a headlong dive.

head•long (hed′lông′, -long′),USA pronunciation adv.

with 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.

adj.

undertaken 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.

Middle English hedlong, earlier hedling. See head, -ling² 1350–1400

head′long′ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

headlong /ˈhɛdˌlɒŋ/ adv , adj

with the head foremost; headfirst
with great haste

adj

archaic (of slopes, etc) very steep; precipitous

'headlong' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

career - dive - Gadarene - header - headfirst - Peacock - pell-mell - precipice - precipitate - purler - rip - stampede - barrel-ass - cropper - foolhardy - hasty - head - helter-skelter - hurry-scurry - impetuous - pitch - plunge - precipitancy - precipitant - precipitation - race - ruin - tumble - whirlwind

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Synonyms: reckless, precipitate, impetuous, rash, breakneck, more...

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