gently in English: In a soft and careful way, so that nothing is hurt or broken. (adverb)

Translation

In a soft and careful way, so that nothing is hurt or broken.

Word origin

From gentle plus -ly. Gentle came from Old French gentil, of noble birth, from Latin gentilis, of the same family.

stroked 's .

Gently tells us how she stroked it: with care.

, ; .

Gently is close to softly, but it is about care, not only sound.

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The describing word is gentle; gently is the how word.

softly

In a quiet or gentle way; without noise or force.

soft

Not hard; easy to press, bend, or push in.

careful

Giving thought and attention to what you do so nothing goes wrong.

slowly

In a slow way; taking a lot of time, not fast.

touch

To put your hand or another part of your body on something.

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