"gently" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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verbo + gently
Kolokacji: 278
smile gently • gently push • gently pull • rock gently • gently touch • move gently • ask gently • say gently • speak gently • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 42
(14) slope, curve, lean, arch, tip
Kolokacji: 5
(15) lay, place, put, hold, set, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(17) laugh, weep, sob
Kolokacji: 3
(19) suggest, steer, usher, point
Kolokacji: 4
(20) ease, help
Kolokacji: 2
(23) urge, encourage, coax
Kolokacji: 3
(25) probe, try, explore
Kolokacji: 3
(26) wash, clean, cleanse, rinse
Kolokacji: 4
(27) raise, cradle, rear
Kolokacji: 3
(28) land, trot, alight
Kolokacji: 3
(31) suck, sip
Kolokacji: 2
(32) vibrate, tickle
Kolokacji: 2
(34) swirl, spin, rotate
Kolokacji: 3
(35) cup, insert, tuck
Kolokacji: 3
(36) trace, poach
Kolokacji: 2
(37) heave, billow
Kolokacji: 2
(38) cover, breed
Kolokacji: 2
(39) flare, glow
Kolokacji: 2
(40) fade, melt
Kolokacji: 2
(41) puff, swell
Kolokacji: 2
1. puff gently = podmuch łagodnie puff gently
  • She puffed gently on her cigarette and smiled.
  • He puffed gently and felt her ribs expand against his chest.
  • She puffed gently, rolled the taste of the smoke around her mouth, then exhaled.
  • Wilde was silent, sipping his coffee, puffing gently at his dappled cigar.
  • Wilde looked at what I gave him, puffing gently at his cigar.
  • He did so now, gently puffing his cheeks in and out and making little noises that reminded Troy of a baby.
  • She muttered a quick chant, then rolled her hand open to Regis and puffed gently, launching a filmy string in his direction.
  • "Alden," Piper said, then puffed gently on his coffee.
  • He blew on the wick, puffing gently, in hopes of reviving the flame.
  • In her most demonstrative moment, the Attorney General gently puffed her cheeks as the play button was hit again on tape day.
2. swell gently = powiększ się łagodnie swell gently
(42) snort, repeat
Kolokacji: 2
gently + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 11
gently curved • gently rolling • gently humorous • gently undulating • gently ironic • ...

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