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swimmingly

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swim·ming·ly  (swmng-l)
adv.
With great ease and success: Things are going swimmingly.
swimmingly [ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ]
adv
successfully, effortlessly, or well (esp in the phrase go swimmingly)
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Adv.1.swimmingly - with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly"
smoothly
swimmingly
adverb successfully, very well, smoothly, effortlessly, as planned, like a dream, without a hitch, cosily, like clockwork, with no trouble The work has been going swimmingly.
Translations
swimmingly [ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ] ADV to go swimmingly → ir a las mil maravillas
swimmingly
adv (inf) → glänzend; to go swimmingly (inf: = like clockwork) → wie geschmiert gehen or laufen (inf); they got along swimmingly → sie verstanden sich glänzend
swimmingly [ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ] adv (smoothly) everything went swimmingly → tutto è andato liscio come l'olio
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Thanks to this inspiration, he got on swimmingly for a time, but gradually the work lost its charm, and he forgot to compose, while he sat musing, pen in hand, or roamed about the gay city to get some new ideas and refresh his mind, which seemed to be in a somewhat unsettled state that winter.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
"Well," he thought, "things DO go on swimmingly at last.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
 
 
 
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