gently
/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ adverb B2- Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
- In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.
- Quietly: without much noise or motion.
- From a gentle or high-class family. · gently born
Comparative gentlier · Superlative gentliest
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Matthew groaned in spirit as he turned about and shuffled gently down the platform towards her.
Below was a little valley and beyond a long, gently-rising slope with snug farmsteads scattered along it.
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead.
“Gently, gently,” said the old man, with a smile; “and by your leave I will use your purse moderately, for they would say, if they saw me buy too many things at a time, that I had been obliged to await your return, in order to be able to purchase them.”
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