With little weight or force.
Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly.
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Examples for "gently "
Examples for "gently "
1 Ask her,' he says gently , 'to give the young woman good advice.
2 Add prepared vegetables, reduce heat and gently sauté for approximately 10 minutes.
3 Thus spoke the youth in tears; but the maiden gently reproved him.
4 It's been a long time since I fought, Scathach, Flamel said gently .
5 Add the lemongrass stalk and continue to cook gently for two minutes.
1 In a statement later, RBS said: These decisions are not taken lightly .
2 The vote for strike action had not been taken lightly , she said.
3 Pornography is a very strong word; it's not to be taken lightly .
4 Mr Turia said the decision to split had not been taken lightly .
5 He said his decision to stand down had not been taken lightly .
1 These faint traces you left that say however softly : I was here.
2 He went forward a short way and Anborn came softly behind him.
3 Unis said softly , 'The doctor says it's unlikely I'll carry another, John.
4 Dynamic influences suggest that taking the softly - softly approach is unlikely to work.
5 Others speculated this softly - softly strategy was borne of need, rather than choice.
6 He opened the door softly ; yes, there it was in the hall.
7 Sully had spoken so softly Casper wasn't sure he'd heard him right.
8 A few isolated instruments and control boards glowed softly with emergency power.
9 The softly spoken question raised a red, stinging welt on Annie's heart.
10 Then she spoke softly , directly, her words intended only for his hearing.
11 The house became very quiet; the snow brushed softly against the windows.
12 The sound of the softly - closed door was just audible in the darkness.
13 He sat alone in the library; she rapped softly at his door.
14 He heard a whispering in the entry; some one was softly snoring.
15 Felice lay bundled in blankets in the narrow stateroom and cried softly .
16 Do you see anything?' Khan asked with interest, softly squeezing Artyom's wrist.
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