Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- As one of good family or condition.
- In a gentle manner; softly; with tenderness; without rudeness or harshness.
- Gradually; without a bruptness or steepness: as, a gently swelling hill.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a gentle manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
gentle manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with little weight or force
- adverb in a gentle manner
- adverb in a gradual manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the engines compensated for the lost tube, the descent was more leisurely, and the ship settled gently -- well, not exactly _gently_ -- on the surface of Eisberg.
Unwise Child Randall Garrett 1957
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If the arm, hand, or wrist be sprained, rub gently the upper spinal region with warm olive oil, continuing the rubbing _gently_ down the arm to the injured part (_see_ Rubbing) until the whole shoulder and arm glow with comfortable warmth.
Papers on Health John Kirk
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She had to shake me awake, saying my name gently, telling me that we were home.
Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner 2001
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Add the chocolate and whisk it in gently until it is melted and the custard is smooth.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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They led him quite gently from the cache, which he forgot to close.
In a Far Country 2010
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They led him quite gently from the cache, which he forgot to close.
In a Far Country 2010
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Especially when it results in gently melancholic mood pieces being turned into semi-tragic arias.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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Add the chocolate and whisk it in gently until it is melted and the custard is smooth.
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Especially when it results in gently melancholic mood pieces being turned into semi-tragic arias.
A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010
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I look to see if she's joking but she isn't and I explain gently why that wouldn't be appropriate – if only because several of our friends would die laughing.
A new mum again … at 48! Luisa Dillner 2010
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