Definitions for Gently
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1. gentlyadverb

   in a gradual manner

   "a gently sloping terrain"

2. gently, mildlyadverb

   in a gentle manner

   "he talked gently to the injured animal"

3. lightly, softly, gentlyadverb

   with little weight or force

   "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"

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1. gentlyadverb

   in a gentle manner

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gentlyadverb

   Etymology: from gentle.

   1. Softly; meekly; tenderly; inoffensively; kindly.

   My mistress gently chides the fault I made. Dryden.

   The mischiefs that come by inadvertency, or ignorance, are but very gently to be taken notice of. John Locke.

   2. Softly; without violence.

   Fortune’s blows,
   When most struck home, being gently warded, craves
   A noble cunning. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   In the same island a sort of great bat, as men lie asleep with their legs naked, will suck their blood at a wound so gently made as not to awake them. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

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1. gently

   In a manner that is soft, mild, tender, or moderate in intensity. It often refers to an action done with care or without harshness, violence, or forcefulness.

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1. Gentlyadverb

   in a gentle manner

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1. Gently

   Gently is the title of the ninth studio album by artist Liza Minnelli. It was released im May 1996. The album was nominated for one Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 1997.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gently' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2485

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gently' in Adverbs Frequency: #205

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Gently?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Gently in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gently in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Gently in a Sentence

1. Henry Ward Beecher:

   Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.

2. John Kennedy:

   Here’s what everybody’s been trying to tell you today. And I say this gently. Your user agreement sucks, the purpose of that user agreement is to cover Facebook’s rear-end. It’s not to inform Facebook’s users about their rights.

3. Hassan Al Thawadi:

   In relation to drunk fans it will be as it is anywhere else, anyone who is rowdy, anyone who breaches the law, will be very gently - depending on how they react - taken care of in a manner to make sure that people are not disrupting the public order, everyone will be able to have fun and be exposed to Qatari culture.

4. Shriekback, "Cradle Song":

   May you never know hunger May you love with a full heart The light burn in your eyes May the fire be your friend And the sea rock you gently May the moon light your way Till the wind sets you free

5. David Pilgrim:

   Young visitors to the museum ask me, “What was it like to live during the civil rights struggle?” I gently tell them that we are living during the civil rights struggle. -David Pilgrim

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gently
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gently
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gently
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gently
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gently
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Gently