{
    "term": "gently",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a way that is soft and light, not strong, extreme or violent",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She held the baby gently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Massage the area **gently but firmly**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Simmer the soup gently for 30 minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "leaves moving gently in the breeze"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a calm, kind and quiet way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘You miss them, don't you?’ he asked gently."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in a way that slopes very gradually",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The path ran gently down to the sea."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to be careful",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Gently! You'll hurt the poor thing!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't go too fast—**gently does it!**"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒentli/",
                "audio": "ge/gently/gently__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdʒentli/",
                "audio": "ge/gently/gently__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}