Singing merrily, they started for home.
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Merrily
//ˈmɛɹɪli//
Synonyms for "merrily" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Adverb(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (7)
Adverb(6 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (12)
Adverb(3 words)
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Translations
16 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἱλαρῶς adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Bulgarian
2 entries- весело adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
- оживено adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Esperanto
1 entries- gaje adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
French
1 entries- gaiement adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
German
2 entries- fröhlich adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
- lustig adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Italian
1 entries- allegramente adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Polish
1 entries- wesoło adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Romanian
3 entries- cu bucurie adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
- cu veselie adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
- voios adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Russian
1 entries- ве́село adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vȅselo adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
- ве̏село adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Turkish
1 entries- neşeli adv (in a cheerful or merry manner)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Many little red birds always sing merrily in the trees.
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Jim drove his car, whistling merrily.
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The birds in the cage are singing merrily.
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