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Synonyms for swimmingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : swim-ing-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪm ɪŋ li

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Définition of swimmingly

Origin :
  • "with steady, smooth progress," 1620s, from swimming + -ly (2).
  • adv very well
Example sentences :
  • It gave Roland an advantage, and he went on swimmingly with his mischief.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • A man who sets to to form a library will go on swimmingly for a short way.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • So matters go on swimmingly at the house of Madame Flamingo.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • We're getting along smoothly and swimmingly, just like a happy family.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
  • In this well-situated tenement, Mr Cophagus got on swimmingly.
  • Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
  • Things went on swimmingly then until that awful drought came.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Girl » by Rena I. Halsey
  • You will find us getting on swimmingly when you come on in October.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2) » by Hazard Stevens
  • "Then everything is going on swimmingly," said the countess clapping her hands.
  • Extract from : « Balsamo, The Magician » by Alexander Dumas
  • This extract—it is no more—from our conversation will show that it was going on swimmingly.
  • Extract from : « The Great Miss Driver » by Anthony Hope
  • In the mean time, I write to my friends in France that I am getting on swimmingly.
  • Extract from : « John Bull, Junior » by Max O'Rell

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