fluently
Americanadverb
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smoothly, relatively rapidly, and easily, with few or no errors.
Herbert Hoover moved his family to China before becoming president, and he and his wife learned to speak Mandarin Chinese fluently.
I can type as fluently as Rubenstein played the piano.
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with easy and graceful motion or with smooth, natural transitions.
Her small yet strong body moved fluently through the woods as if part of it.
Moving fluently from personal to public history, his poetry has been acclaimed for both its candor and its authority.
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Fluently directed by Daniella Topol, the play features terrific performances from all three actors and is dappled with passages that cut deeper than the surface conflict.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2013
Fluently bilingual in English and French, Canada's two official languages, Trudeau, 41, combines elements of the dashing Kennedy clan with the message of hope that propelled a relatively inexperienced Barack Obama into the U.S. presidency.
From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2013
Fluently tonal, the piece has delicacy, grace and warmth, and the orchestra seemed to enjoy it as much as the audience did.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2011
Fluently came the "Miss Lizzie," for the Kid was known to be one who required rigid upholdment of the dignity of his fiancee.
From The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.
"Fluently," said MZ04, "but with a bad accent."
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
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