What part of speech is gently?

Gently can be categorized as an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. gently is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • gentle 
    gently
  • adjective: gentle 
  • adverb: gently

What does gently mean?

Definitions

Adverb

gently - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
gently - in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
gently - with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"

Examples of gently

#   Sentence  
1. adv. He talked gently to the injured animal.
2. adv. A gently sloping terrain.
3. adv. Continue to feel the warmth of the sunlight all over your body, warming you deeply and gently.
4. adv. When he swivels his head to go for it anyway, tell him sharp "UH UH" gently correct him with a small tug and continue your walk.
5. adv. Push you finger to their feet gently and say up.
6. adv. The rocket landed sufficiently gently to avoid breaking its instruments.
7. adv. Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
8. adv. The road curves gently towards the west.
9. adv. The land slopes gently toward the river.
10. adv. The nurse put a bandage gently around my head.
11. adv. This road curves gently to the right.
12. adv. The mother becomes irritated and frankly, but gently, tells Beth to leave the room.
13. adv. His head nodded, and he snored gently.
14. adv. Hold the baby gently.
15. adv. He gently took the paper out of her hands and said, "It's time to rest."
Sentence  
adv.
He talked gently to the injured animal.
A gently sloping terrain.
Continue to feel the warmth of the sunlight all over your body, warming you deeply and gently.
When he swivels his head to go for it anyway, tell him sharp "UH UH" gently correct him with a small tug and continue your walk.
Push you finger to their feet gently and say up.
The rocket landed sufficiently gently to avoid breaking its instruments.
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
The road curves gently towards the west.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
The nurse put a bandage gently around my head.
This road curves gently to the right.
The mother becomes irritated and frankly, but gently, tells Beth to leave the room.
His head nodded, and he snored gently.
Hold the baby gently.
He gently took the paper out of her hands and said, "It's time to rest."

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