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# gentle

«gentle» in Mova's school dictionary: **kind and careful, not rough or violent** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (gentler, gentlest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Gentle means kind and careful, not rough or violent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#m1)

2) Gentle means soft or light, not strong, like a gentle breeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#m2)

3) A gentle slope or hill is not steep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#m3)

4) Gentle sounds or words are quiet and calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#m4)

5) A gentlewoman is a woman of good family, a polite word for a lady. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In pet care and kindness lessons, be gentle with animals, babies and younger children: hold softly, speak quietly, never squeeze or pull. In science and geography, a gentle slope rises slowly. In stories, a gentle giant is big but kind. Phrases: be gentle with, a gentle breeze, a gentle slope, gentle giant, gentle reminder.

### examples

- Be gentle with the kitten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x1)
- A gentle breeze moved the curtains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x2)
- She gave me a gentle push on the swing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x3)
- The path went up a gentle slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x4)
- He has a gentle voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x5)
- Grandma is kind and gentle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x6)
- The elephant was a gentle giant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x7)
- "His name is Walter Raleigh," said the gentle-woman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/#x8)

### note

Adverb: gently (stroke the dog gently). Opposite: rough. "Gentle" does not mean weak; being gentle often takes self-control. Not to be confused with "gentleman" though they are related.

### In the corpora

- [Grief gets gentler over months and years; playing and laughing during that time does not mean you have forgotten the person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/14/)
- [Keepers have «hands-off» rules for dangerous animals and «hands-on» care for gentle ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/8/)
- [Tarantulas are mostly gentle; their bite is usually no worse than a bee sting, and some flick itchy hairs to defend themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/11/)
- [Sea snakes are very venomous but usually gentle and rarely bite people, and their tails are flat like oars for swimming.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/166-australias-venomous-animals-and-why-few-people-die/15/)
- [A real Great Dane is huge but gentle and calm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/396-cartoon-animals-put-right-scooby-doo-garfield-sonic-winnie-the-pooh-and-woody-woodpecker/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gentle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.