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Meanings of gaily in inglês

In a cheerful or merry manner.

Usage of gaily in inglês
1
The girls stood up in the grandstand and waved their banners gaily.
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall; or, The Struggles of the Young Cad...
2
At his command the British ensign soon fluttered gaily in the breeze.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
3
Out in the street the sun shone gaily down on peaceful Battersea.
The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
4
She jumped up gaily with the question still throbbing in her throat.
A Daughter of To-Day
5
You let your ward go about gaily and stylishly; I am content.
The School for Husbands
6
Not ignoring the shadow of the future, we gaily celebrated the past.
Yet Again
7
The secrecy of the undertaking heightened its charm and they marched gaily.
War and Peace
8
Along it for five miles we gaily canoed before stopping for luncheon.
The Lure of the Labrador Wild
9
Swiftly and gaily did the slim bark cleave through the glassy sea.
A Love Story
10
And Doe tossed his pencil gaily into the air and caught it.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
11
I'm in my Ruby Keeler phase, the young man told Ignatius gaily.
A Confederacy of Dunces
12
He took his hands in his usual uncouth way, and asked gaily:
Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous...
13
In small groups they chattered gaily, laughing and glancing here and there.
L'Assommoir
14
They walked along dusty country roads passing donkeys pulling gaily painted carts.
The Godfather
15
She looked towards the sky, and then at the gaily-lighted house opposite.
The Precipice
16
Excusing myself, I took her in charge and we moved gaily off.
The Young Seigneur / Or, Nation-Making
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Gaily through the time
Gaily across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare