gently

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gen·tly [gently] BrE [ˈdʒentli] NAmE [ˈdʒentli] adverb
1. in a gentle way
• She held the baby gently.
• ‘You miss them, don't you?’ he asked gently.
•Simmer the soup gently for 30 minutes.
•Massage the area gently but firmly.
•leaves moving gently in the breeze
•The path ran gently down to the sea.
2. Gently! (BrE, informal)used to tell sb to be careful
•Gently! You'll hurt the poor thing!
•Don't go too fast— gently does it!

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lightly, softly, mildly