Gently
Gently adverb - With little weight or force.
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Synonyms for Gently
Softly is a synonym for gently in not heavy topic. In some cases you can use "Softly" instead the word "Gently" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like quietly, calmly, sedately, dearly. popular alternative
Softly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Washing a car, Paul, is very much like making love to a beautiful woman: you've got to caress the body, breath softly and gently on her, and give every inch of it your loving attention.
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Rosa Klebb in the novel From Russia with Love was a virtuoso Torture Technician, letting the pain of her torturers (she never actually did the work) build and build and build; then she would talk, softly and gently — being mother to her victims.
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Mercies then deliver a single bite to a vital artery, and hold the dying victim, gently stroking their hair and cooing softly.
Source: Mercy Kill
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