fluid movements
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4.0
- noun
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movimientos fluidos
- In one fluid movement, he adjusts his aim and fires.
- one fluid movements
- a single fluid movement
He's got such nice fluid movement and when striking on his grappling.
- He's got such nice fluid movement and when striking on his grappling.
Examples
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Somehow she had managed to capture more than just the grace and fluid movement of the dancers, so that Vivienne felt she could hear the music and share the electrifying atmosphere inside the Albert Hall.
Fiction book (1995) -
The android turns in one fluid movement, its eyes finding her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Make sure you set up your studio in a spot with lots of room for fluid movement.
Blog text (18) -
This takes away some of the "fear" of free, fluid movement.
Academic text (2014) -
In a flow activity, the goal is continuous fluid movement that does not stop.
Academic text (2014) -
In one fluid movement, the old man unsheathes his sword, then turns quickly.
Fiction book (1994) -
At first, she fixated on his fluid movements, so familiar to her.
Fiction book (1997) -
It is that smooth, fluid movement with no hesitation that creates that power generation.
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The dancer moved across the stage with fluid movements that captivated the audience.
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To perform the exercise correctly, you need to maintain fluid movements throughout the routine.
Synonyms
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3.8
Smooth, graceful movement that looks continuous without sudden stops
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3.2
A smooth, attractive way of moving like a dancer or swan
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4.0
A graceful, easy movement that looks smooth
A graceful, flexible way of moving like a dancer or tree branch
A quick, graceful movement that shows light, skillful control
Quick and graceful movement that looks easy
A light, graceful way of moving or behaving that looks effortless
Antonyms
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'smooth and graceful motions' is directly and transparently derived from 'fluid' (smooth, flowing) modifying 'movements' (motions). This straightforward adjective+noun composition follows normal semantic combination and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase fluid movements comes from the image of water flowing. Fluid means like water and movements are body actions, so imagine a dancer or swimmer moving without stops or jerks, and you can see why the phrase means 'smooth' and 'continuous' motion.