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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It answers confidently, fluently, in complete sentences, with the tone of someone who knows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
Some were fluently verbal, while others communicated through signs and notes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Off court he is urbane and thoughtful, and able to speak fluently in a number of languages.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Children, especially very young children, cannot express themselves fluently either through speech or writing—two modes of communication that adults use almost exclusively.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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