cheerfully

[US]/'tʃiəfəli/
[UK]/ˈtʃɪrfəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a happy and joyful manner; willingly and eagerly.

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

a cheerfully decorated tram car.

The train rolled cheerfully into the station.

she was cheerfully carolling the words of the song.

he cheerfully admits he is the wrong side of fifty.

She used to carol cheerfully every morning.

She went cheerfully about her work.

The bride was cheerfully welcomed by one and all.

Birds sang cheerfully in the trees.

I could cheerfully have strangled her .

Real-world Examples

Not at all, Agnes, said my aunt cheerfully.

Source: Selected Works of David Copperfield

" I don't know enough, " replied the Scarecrow cheerfully.

Source: The Wizard of Oz (Simplified Version)

Bagman turned most cheerfully back to Mr. Weasley.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Neville Longbottom, on the other hand, greeted them cheerfully.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Like Sisyphus, our task is to accept our own absurd lives cheerfully.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

" Feed him up! " said the doctor cheerfully, as he left.

Source: Stuart Little

" I don't suppose we shall, " said Mary-Ann cheerfully.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

Instead, on the hearth a log fire burned cheerfully.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

" Well, that simplifies matters, " said Dumbledore cheerfully.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" They will do it, " he said cheerfully.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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