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Meanings of
merrily
in English
Portuguese
contentemente
Back to the meaning
In a joyous manner.
happily
gayly
blithely
jubilantly
mirthfully
with happiness
unhappily
Portuguese
contentemente
In a cheerful or merry manner.
cheerfully
gaily
Synonyms
Examples for "
cheerfully
"
cheerfully
gaily
Examples for "
cheerfully
"
1
I know several of his colleagues who would
cheerfully
accept the task.
2
You must come up and talk to me,' ordered Sir Julian
cheerfully
.
3
In August, the private detective industry reported,
cheerfully
,
an uptick in business.
4
Meet me in front of my house in ten, she said
cheerfully
.
5
But he was looking forward to levelling the score, he'd said
cheerfully
.
1
The girls stood up in the grandstand and waved their banners
gaily
.
2
At his command the British ensign soon fluttered
gaily
in the breeze.
3
Out in the street the sun shone
gaily
down on peaceful Battersea.
4
She jumped up
gaily
with the question still throbbing in her throat.
5
You let your ward go about
gaily
and stylishly; I am content.
Usage of
merrily
in English
1
The drums in the finishing-shop hummed
merrily
their lively song of labor.
2
Some were smoking; some chatting
merrily
together; some sitting in dreamy languor.
3
The young man laughed
merrily
,
as if this were a strange question.
4
The peas danced
merrily
against the sides of an old-fashioned china bowl.
5
Forward in the engine room the gas motors were soon moving
merrily
.
6
We were bowling
merrily
along the country lanes in the fragrant air.
7
The time passed
merrily
in skating, sleighing, and in other manly sports.
8
She stopped and reflected a moment; then she laughed
merrily
and exclaimed:
9
And the rickety gig rattled
merrily
off in search of broken bones.
10
Things went
merrily
at the palace for the rest of the day.
11
The sleigh-bells tinkled
merrily
as the horse trotted smartly down the road.
12
He called again; some sleigh-bells jingled
merrily
,
and then the pines moaned.
13
While your government sits
merrily
sucking up billions of rands in corruption.
14
The girls laughed
merrily
at this anticipated lordship; but Letty said presently-
15
Everybody was in the best of spirits, and things went ahead
merrily
.
16
A much smaller additional vessel would be useful; and he
merrily
says:-
Other examples for "merrily"
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merrily
Adverb
Frequent collocations
laugh merrily
go merrily
say merrily
whistle merrily
dance merrily
More collocations
Translations for
merrily
Portuguese
contentemente
felizmente
alegremente
Merrily
through the time
Merrily
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common