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

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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. Jane Austen:

   The movie talks about how Fire Island has been this place where gay men have historically gone to feel safe, and Fire Island asks what you do when you feel unsafe there, among your' own kind,' i like that the movie deals with these subjects very gently. It's not really angry. It's not really accusatory. But it's just sort of showing how it is and how we manage to love Fire Island anyway.

2. Chinese Proverb:

   Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

3. Omar Khayyam:

   I do remember stopping by the way, To watch a potter thumping his wet clay; And with its all-obliterated tongue It murmured, ?Gently, brother, gently, pray!?

4. Johann von Goethe:

   Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

5. Behrouz Hariri:

   Often a very small movement or a very gentle push will stop the snoring. The problem is that it is very likely that after a few minutes they will start snoring again and nobody has the patience to continuously overnight just nudge or push their partner very gently to stop their snoring.

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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