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.
Other Word Forms
- nonfluently adverb
- overfluently adverb
- unfluently adverb
Etymology
Origin of fluently
Example Sentences
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In a post on X, former cabinet minister Rory Stewart praised Martin for speaking "fluently and diplomatically - while also standing up for values, peace and European allies".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
She speaks Hindi and Spanish fluently, with working knowledge of French and Arabic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Off court he is urbane and thoughtful, and able to speak fluently in a number of languages.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Watching an American actor speak fluently in another language shouldn’t be so astonishing.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Twenty-four years old, she was the daughter of Algerian immigrants, spoke four languages fluently, and sometimes performed as a soloist with the Paris Opera.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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