rhythmically
With regular beats
Rhythmically means in a manner marked by rhythm—a regular, repeated pattern of movement, sound, or emphasis.
A drummer plays rhythmically when keeping steady time.
Someone breathing rhythmically inhales and exhales at even intervals.
The word often suggests a pleasing or hypnotic regularity: The waves crashed rhythmically against the shore, She swayed rhythmically to the music.
Stressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
meter · tempo · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · staccato · legato · accents
Adjustable beat-marking device
- allegroBrisk tempo marking
- andanteWalking-pace tempo marking
- adagioSlow musical tempo
- prestoVery fast tempo
largo · moderato · accelerando · ritardando · vivace · lento · fermata · pacing
Rhythmic lateral movement
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- tappingRepeated light striking
clapping · stomping · marching · dancing · pulsing · bobbing · swinging · stepping
Walking with long steps
- marchingRhythmic group walking
- gallopingFastest equine gait
- trottingModerate four-legged gait
- amblingWalking without urgency
sauntering · pacing · stepping · treading · walking · jogging · shuffling · prancing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
- undulatingMoving in waves
- palpitatingBeating rapidly, irregularly
quivering · fluctuating · surging · pulsating · reverberating · cycling · rippling · flickering
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
beat · meter · tempo · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · staccato · legato · accents · ostinato
metronome
Adjustable beat-marking device
presto · largo · moderato · accelerando · ritardando · vivace · lento · fermata · pacing · steadily
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
tapping · clapping · stomping · marching · dancing · pulsing · bobbing · swinging · stepping · gyrating
striding
Walking with long steps
ambling · sauntering · pacing · stepping · treading · walking · jogging · shuffling · prancing · plodding
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
- undulatingMoving in waves
palpitating · quivering · fluctuating · surging · pulsating · reverberating · cycling · rippling · flickering · fluttering
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
meandering · rippling · waving · cascading · sweeping · lapping · rolling · coursing · ebbing · cresting
rhythmicallyerratically
In an inconsistent manner
irregularly · randomly · sporadically · unpredictably · haphazardly