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swimmingly

Syllables: swim·ming·ly/ˈswɪmɪŋli//ˈswɪmɪŋli/

swimmingly adverb: with a gliding motion suggesting swimming.

Adverb

swimmingly (comparative more swimmingly, superlative most swimmingly)

  1. With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
    • Bear your Hips ſwimmingly, tholl loll, loll, / Keep your Eyes languiſhing, tholl loll, loll, […]1719, T[homas] d’Urfey, “A Song”, in Wit and Mirthː Or Pills to Purge Melancholy; being a Collection of the Best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. […], volume II, London: Printed by W. Pearson...
    • By the angels who tear forth the ſouls of ſome with violence; and by thoſe who draw forth the ſouls of others with gentleneſs; by thoſe who glide ſwimmingly through the air with the commands of God; […]: on a certain day, the diſturbing blaſt of the trumpet ſhall diſturb the univerſe; and the...1734, “Chapter LXXIX. Intituled, Those Who Tear forth; Revealed at Mecca.”, in George Sale, transl., The Koran, Commonly Called The Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English Immediately from the...
  2. (figuratively, informal) In a very favorable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.
    • […] I'faith; how ſwimmingly would this pretty little / Ambling Filly carry a man of my body!1668, George Etherege, She Wou’d if She Cou’d, a Comedy. […], London: […] [John Macocke] for H[enry] Herringman, […], →OCLC, Act III, scene iii, page 48
    • The secretary would not go so far to satisfy the whigs in the house of commons; but there all went swimmingly.1712 June 10, Jonathan Swift, “[Dr. Swift’s Journal to Stella.] Letter XLVII. London, May 31, 1712 [Julian calendar].”, in Thomas Sheridan, compiler, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean...

swimmingly meaning in Malayalam

swimmingly in Malayalam

smoothly, well, easily
നല്ല ഒഴുക്കോടെ, വെള്ളംപോലെ, ലാഘവത്തോടെ, നന്നായി, നല്ലനിലയിൽ, തപ്പും തടവുമില്ലാതെ

Examples of swimmingly in a sentence

  • After drawing a correct outline, wash a little "indigo" or "ultramarine" faintly and swimmingly upon the forehead, between the eyes and corners of the mouth;— […]1833, Henry Harrison, “Miniature-painting”, in Instructions for the Mixture of Water-colours, Adapted to the Various Styles of Miniature...
  • [T]he negociation goes on swimmingly—inasmuch as there is no prospect of its ever coming to a close.1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], chapter III, in A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the...
  • She had a turn for narrative, I for analysis; she liked to inform, I to question; so we got on swimmingly together, deriving much entertainment, if not much improvement, from our mutual intercourse.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter IX, in Jane Eyre. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […]...
  • If all goes swimmingly, the bill could reach the President's desk by year end.2001 July 2, Daniel Kadlec, “Finally, Help with Your 401(k)”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Warner Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Synonyms of swimmingly

Forms of swimmingly

comparativemore swimmingly
superlativemost swimmingly

Origin of swimmingly

From swimming (“(adj.) moving in water as an ordinary means of motion; without difficulty”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

Questions about swimmingly

What does swimmingly mean?
Swimmingly means with a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
What is swimmingly in Malayalam?
Swimmingly in Malayalam is നല്ല ഒഴുക്കോടെ, വെള്ളംപോലെ, ലാഘവത്തോടെ. See Swimmingly meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use swimmingly in a sentence?
After drawing a correct outline, wash a little "indigo" or "ultramarine" faintly and swimmingly upon the forehead, between the eyes and corners of the mouth;— […]
What part of speech is swimmingly?
Swimmingly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce swimmingly?
Swimmingly is pronounced /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ (UK).

Words near swimmingly in the dictionary

  1. swimming trunks
  2. swimming upstream
  3. swimming with sharks
  4. swimming-pool
  5. swimming-pools
  6. swimmingly
  7. swimmingness
  8. swimmings
  9. swimmist
  10. swimmists
  11. swimmy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: swimmingly (page history and authors); swimmingly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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