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An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly.
George R. R. Martin

Meaning of "swimmingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWIMMINGLY

swimmingly  [ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIMMINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swimmingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SWIMMINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swimmingly in the English dictionary

The definition of swimmingly in the dictionary is successfully, effortlessly, or well.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIMMINGLY


affirmingly
əˈfɜːmɪŋlɪ
alarmingly
əˈlɑːmɪŋlɪ
assumingly
əˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
becomingly
bɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ
boomingly
ˈbuːmɪŋlɪ
charmingly
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋlɪ
condemningly
kənˈdɛmɪŋlɪ
conformingly
kənˈfɔːmɪŋlɪ
disarmingly
dɪsˈɑːmɪŋlɪ
flamingly
ˈfleɪmɪŋlɪ
inflamingly
ɪnˈfleɪmɪŋlɪ
mind-numbingly
ˈmaɪndˌnʌmɪŋlɪ
numbingly
ˈnʌmɪŋlɪ
overwhelmingly
ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋlɪ
screamingly
ˈskriːmɪŋlɪ
seemingly
ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
skimmingly
ˈskɪmɪŋlɪ
trimmingly
ˈtrɪmɪŋlɪ
unassumingly
ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋlɪ
unbecomingly
ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIMMINGLY

swimmable
swimmer
swimmeret
swimmers
swimmily
swimming
swimming bath
swimming baths
swimming cap
swimming costume
swimming crab
swimming gala
swimming instructor
swimming pool
swimming ring
swimming suit
swimming trunks
swimmingness
swimmy
swimsuit

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIMMINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of swimmingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWIMMINGLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swimmingly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swimmingly

Translation of «swimmingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWIMMINGLY

Find out the translation of swimmingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swimmingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swimmingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顺顺当当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maravillas
570 millions of speakers

English

swimmingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कामयाबी से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

swimmingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по маслу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swimmingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেসেখেলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à merveille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berenang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

swimmingly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スラスラと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거침
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swimmingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bơi lội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

swimmingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सपाटपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıkırında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liscio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maśle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по маслу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca pe roate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίφημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leien dakje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swimmingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swimmingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swimmingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIMMINGLY»

The term «swimmingly» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIMMINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swimmingly

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2 QUOTES WITH «SWIMMINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swimmingly.
1
Bear Grylls
My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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George R. R. Martin
An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIMMINGLY»

Discover the use of swimmingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swimmingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary
... inner tube. igeriadv swimmingly, swimming, n swimming. igerialdi ' time spent swimming. igerianadv. swimming, swimmingly. igeri egin vt. to swim. igerigailu n lifesaver, life preserver. inner tube. igerigile n swimmer igerika adv swimmingly, ...
Gorka Aulestia, 1992
2
Everybody Needs Heroes!: True Tales of Inspirational People
Swimmingly. Successful. at. Six. When you're only six there are a lot of things that they won't let you do by yourself, like: crossing a street, going to a movie, visiting a friend. You don't even get to watch the television show you want sometimes.
Eddie D. Wilcoxen, 2010
3
Water Table
FEELING. SWIMMINGLY. Around me sullen butterfly youth Wings held back Faces not happy nor sad Inchoate life Without the sun and sand Though the sun and sand are everywhere Not searching, the bellied, bosomed, scrawny-legged old ...
S. Scott, 2000
4
Toronto Sketches 10: "The Way We Were"
Swimmingly. Good. Times. Isee that former Toronto mayor David Crombie has been given more time to try and come up with a solution to the Toronto District School Board's decision to close a number of school swimming pools. It's been ...
Mike Filey, 2010
5
Bantaism
Not. going. Swimmingly. Banta Singh and BachittarSingh weretakingan eveningwalkwhenthey saw a remarkable sight.Oneof theirneighbors, asardar, wasrowinga boat strenuously. As he plied the oarshisface wouldcontortwiththe effort. A loud ...
Bhai Niranjan Singh Amrikawale
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Oxford English Mini Dictionary
3 experience a dizzy feeling. n. a period of swimming. swimmer n. swimmingly adv. informal smoothly and satisfactorily. swindle v. cheat someone of money etc. n. a dishonest scheme to obtain money. swindler n. swine n.1 (pl. same) a pig.
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
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Can Anything Beat White?: A Black Family's Letters
GETTING. ALONG. SWIMMINGLY. S. H. arold Edward James, born February 3, 1884, enrolled at Hampton Institute as an energetic boy of fifteen. He found his life 's vocation working on the school's eight-hundred-acre farm at Shellbanks, ...
Elisabeth Petry, 2005
8
Broken Time
I believe Barbarossa was the code name used for the invasion of Russia. From what I understand, things were going along swimmingly for a while—then winter set in and, well, I don't have to tell you what's gonna happen.” Her eyes narrowed  ...
Douglas J. McGregor, 2012
9
Baited:
I muttered, “I wish.” Big Mike'seyes narrowed. “You twoaren't fighting again?” “No. Infact,things aregoing along swimmingly.” “Swimmingly?” “You know...Asin peachy keen. Fineas frog's hair.Two sweet peas in a pod. Happy as fucking clams.
Lori Armstrong, 2014
10
Ovington's Bank
All gone swimmingly, I hope, sir?" "Swimmingly?" The traveller paused on the word, perhaps questioning its propriety; and he did not continue until they had disengaged themselves from the group round the coach. He and the young man  ...
Stanley J. Weyman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWIMMINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swimmingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Injured John's Pass dolphin Babyface improves swimmingly
Babyface the dolphin isn't in the clear, but signs are promising that the deep propeller gashes on her back and tail will continue to heal, officials said. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
2
Aquatic center's turnaround is going swimmingly
INDEPENDENT PHOTO: TYLER FRANCKE - Daniel Velazquez, 12, jumps into the main pool Facing huge budget shortfalls in the depths of the national ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
3
Australian humpbacks doing swimmingly
Australia's humpback populations are recovering rapidly from the damage caused by whaling and could soon be delisted as a threatened species, scientists say ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Folk Festival goes Swimmingly
So the ticket fairy's disaster was not the end of the world as the festival, in the words of chairman Charlie West, went “swimmingly”. “It was a great festival,” he ... «Mearns Leader, Jul 15»
5
Doncaster Dragon Boat fun goes swimmingly for good cause
Property News · NHS News. Doncaster Dragon Boat fun goes swimmingly for good cause. Dragon boat race at Doncaster Lakeside. 10:10 Monday 13 July 2015. «Doncaster Today, Jul 15»
6
European Games are going swimmingly, although no one seems to …
And officially, everything here this week has been going swimmingly at the brand-new 6,000-seat Baku Aquatics Centre. The European Games are being called ... «PRI, Jun 15»
7
How to pair fish and wine swimmingly
Tuna and other firm-fleshed fish can handle red wine. But the red needs to be high in acidity and moderate in both tannin and alcohol. (BOB FILA/TNS). «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
8
Swimmingly Without Shamu? Aussia and U.S. Theme Parks Seek …
For decades Australia's Sea World marine park has entertained throngs with dolphin and sea lion shows, penguin feeding and scary rides. Across the Pacific ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
9
Professional Mermaid Gets Along Swimmingly With Ocean Sea Life …
As a professional mermaid, it's Mermaid Melissa (formerly Melissa Dawn) has the job of looking as convincing as possible to humans -- all while wearing a fish ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
10
Baby whale: things are going swimmingly
The newborn beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium still has many milestones to pass, but veterinarians are optimistic about her health, as she works at ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»

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