gentlyUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛntli/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛntli/
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gently
- politely ‘gently’ If you do something gently, you do it carefully and without using force, in order to avoid hurting someone or damaging something. I shook her gently and she opened her eyes. ‘politely’ Don't use ‘gently’ to say that someone shows good manners. Use politely. He thanked me politely. 'gently' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "gently" in the title: a clean breeze was gently blowing - English Only forum
Adverbs (lovely, gently) - English Only forum antonym for gently - English Only forum cried itself gently to sleep - English Only forum Ease ourselves in gently - English Only forum Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side. - English Only forum gentle - gently - English Only forum gentle/ gently - English Only forum gently advising them to sheer to the right or the left, - English Only forum gently <drifts> onto the sidewalk - English Only forum gently grassed hills - English Only forum gently laid - English Only forum gently neglected - English Only forum Gently possible - English Only forum gently unwinds his arms from her body - English Only forum gently, gently catchy monkey - English Only forum Gently, open .., please / Please, open ... gently. - English Only forum gently/wholly - English Only forum I always try to let <the> guy down gently - English Only forum It all awaits the tourists<,> to gently astonish them - English Only forum Just by holding you gently - English Only forum keep him gently in mind of the thing - English Only forum kicked the ball <slowly>softly>gently - English Only forum Let's go gently - English Only forum mild sleep of happy boyhood steal gently upon him - English Only forum moderately vs. gently [medication's efficacy] - English Only forum Press gently - English Only forum Pronunciation of "gently" and "fluently" - English Only forum pulsing gently with the swells - English Only forum Seeing her gently rub her big stomach. - English Only forum more...
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