gently

Adverb

Meaning

In a gentle manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lightly mildly softly easily increasingly slow easy gradually slowly piano carefully evenly quietly reluctantly moderately
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Antonyms

roughly midstream immediately heavily strongly strictly
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Phrases with the word

cook gently gently sloping move gently gently break a habit gently flowing touch gently

Examples

she kissed him lightly on the forehead Source: Internet

a gently sloping terrain Source: Internet

he talked gently to the injured animal Source: Internet

Add the meat and gently mix together until combined. Source: Internet

According to the old tradition, on Easter Monday Kashubian boys chase girls whipping gently their legs with juniper twigs. Source: Internet

All those layers of intricate nuances that gently tickle or tackle your olfactory senses, and sometimes hardly any fat to carry or bind it at all. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gentlewomanlike gentlewomanliness gentlewomanly gently break a habit gently flowing gently sloping