rhythmically

Everyday

1. With a regular repeated beat or pattern. tree →
2. In a way that has to do with rhythm in music or poetry. tree →

In the lessons

In music and PE lessons children clap, march or dance rhythmically. In poetry it describes lines with a steady beat. In science, the heart beats rhythmically and waves hit the beach rhythmically. Phrases: «move rhythmically», «clap rhythmically», «breathe rhythmically».

Examples

• We clapped rhythmically to the song. tree →
• The waves splashed rhythmically on the shore. tree →
• Her heart beat rhythmically under the doctor's stethoscope. tree →
• The rowers pulled rhythmically together. tree →
• Breathe slowly and rhythmically to calm down. tree →
• The poem is rhythmically strong, with a beat like a drum. tree →

Note

Hard spelling: r-h-y-t-h-m-i-c-a-l-l-y (no vowel letter between «rh» and «thm», and double «l»). Adjective: «rhythmic» or «rhythmical»; noun: «rhythm».