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{
"term": "gently",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in a way that is soft and light, not strong, extreme or violent",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She held the baby gently."
},
{
"text": "Massage the area **gently but firmly**."
},
{
"text": "Simmer the soup gently for 30 minutes."
},
{
"text": "leaves moving gently in the breeze"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in a calm, kind and quiet way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘You miss them, don't you?’ he asked gently."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in a way that slopes very gradually",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The path ran gently down to the sea."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to tell somebody to be careful",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Gently! You'll hurt the poor thing!"
},
{
"text": "Don't go too fast—**gently does it!**"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdʒentli/",
"audio": "ge/gently/gently__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdʒentli/",
"audio": "ge/gently/gently__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}