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Meanings of gentle raillery in English

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Usage of gentle raillery in English
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His voice had the note of gentle raillery in it as he said:
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
2
He indulged in gentle raillery at God with closed doors.
Les Misérables
3
While this gentle raillery was in progress, BELINDA felt somebody tugging at her dress.
Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870
4
He was gifted, on occasion, with a gentle raillery, which almost always concealed a serious meaning.
Les Misérables
5
There was gentle raillery in her manner.
The Prince of Graustark
6
There was gentle raillery in her tone.
Poor Man's Rock
7
Her voice was tinged with gentle raillery.
Burned Bridges
8
Had anything been needed to fix his purpose, this gentle raillery would have been more than enough.
Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
9
She replied, with gentle raillery-
Thais
10
And when the thrush is on the apple bough outside the window, Margaret will sometimes employ the same gentle raillery.
Different Girls
11
In her had been magnified that spirit of gentle raillery which made so attractive a part of her mother's character.
The Three Clerks
12
So one day she sent for Jeannette, and in a tone of gentle raillery asked her if she had a lover.
The Decameron, Volume I
13
And the smile accompanying his words was one of gentle raillery, and suggested nothing of the real tragedy of the thing that had happened.
The Man in the Twilight
14
Moreover, this form of negro folly is not to be destroyed by gentle raillery; it wants hard words, even as certain tumours require the knife.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
15
Gentle raillery, which would do everything necessary in most cases, would be wholly futile here.
Queed: A Novel
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"To hesitate over a proposal is to refuse," said he with gentle raillery.
The Price She Paid
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