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Meanings of very swift in English

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Usage of very swift in English
1
It must be very swift to have no motion at all perceptible.
Russian Rambles
2
She was not as long as this chaser and not very swift.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
3
She is not very comfortable, but she is very swift and strong.'
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
4
Faye says that the very swift current of the stream assisted him much.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
5
Fortunately, the water was deep and the current not very swift.
The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills; Or, The Missing Pilot of th...
6
It is only fifty yards, and the current is not so very swift.
Jess
7
On it came, not very swift and straight over the plate.
Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point / Or, Ready to Drop th...
8
Between these people and the ants flows a very swift river.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
9
It was a job of some difficulty, owing to the very swift current.
Across Unknown South America
10
The lapwing is a kind of plover, and is very swift of foot.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
11
The water has a white, clayey hue, and is very swift.
The Lands of the Saracen / Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Si...
12
A very swift steamer, with a great many gentlemen and ladies on board.
Rollo on the Rhine
13
Tom's motor-cycle, since he had made some adjustments to it, was very swift.
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout; Or, The Speediest Car on th...
14
I stated at once very quietly: 'Asphyxia is very swift.
Shadows in Bronze
15
The current was very swift, and the water cold, and of a crystal purity.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and Cali...
16
The current was not only very swift, but the channel was filled with rocks.
Klondike Nuggets, and How Two Boys Secured Them
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Very swift through the time
Very swift across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common