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Meanings of softly in English

Portuguese
delicadamente

With little weight or force.

delicadamente
Portuguese
piano

Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly.

piano

With low volume.

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Examples for "quietly"
Examples for "quietly"
1
Looking for a quietly sociable way to ring in the new year?
The Irish Times
2
He heard Bolitho say quietly, 'It is brought forward by a week.
Cross of St. George
3
Yet earlier this year, the industry quietly ditched its insistence on passporting.
Reuters
4
Beside her, Evan said quietly, Violence is here, and conflict is growing.
Darkest Mercy
5
Bolitho said quietly, I shall stay at the other house until tomorrow.
Honour This Day
Usage of softly in English
1
These faint traces you left that say however softly: I was here.
A monster's notes
2
He went forward a short way and Anborn came softly behind him.
The two towers
3
Unis said softly, 'The doctor says it's unlikely I'll carry another, John.
For my Country’s Freedom
4
Dynamic influences suggest that taking the softly-softly approach is unlikely to work.
The South African
5
Others speculated this softly-softly strategy was borne of need, rather than choice.
Reuters
6
He opened the door softly; yes, there it was in the hall.
Archibald Malmaison
7
Sully had spoken so softly Casper wasn't sure he'd heard him right.
Gravity
8
A few isolated instruments and control boards glowed softly with emergency power.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
9
The softly spoken question raised a red, stinging welt on Annie's heart.
On mystic lake
10
Then she spoke softly, directly, her words intended only for his hearing.
Honor thy father
11
The house became very quiet; the snow brushed softly against the windows.
The Day of the Beast
12
The sound of the softly-closed door was just audible in the darkness.
"I Say No"
13
He sat alone in the library; she rapped softly at his door.
Dawn
14
He heard a whispering in the entry; some one was softly snoring.
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
15
Felice lay bundled in blankets in the narrow stateroom and cried softly.
Little Miss By-The-Day
16
Do you see anything?' Khan asked with interest, softly squeezing Artyom's wrist.
Metro 2033
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Translations for softly
Softly through the time
Softly across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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