gentle
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verbgen·tledgen·tling\ˈjent-liŋ, ˈjen-təl-iŋ\
Definition of GENTLE
transitive verb
1
: to raise from the commonalty : ennoble
2
intransitive verb
: to become gentle <the wind gentled>
Examples of GENTLE
- <employees soon learned that their hot-tempered boss needed to be gentled several times a day>
- <soothingly gentled his cat's head as she was being treated by the vet>
First Known Use of GENTLE
14th century
Related to GENTLE
Related Words: calm, comfort, console, content, hush, quiet, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize); endear (to), ingratiate; delight, gladden, gratify, please; adulate, blarney, flatter, overpraise, soft-soap; quench, sate, satiate, satisfy; cater (to), humor, indulge; blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle; baby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil; dulcify, sweeten
Near Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, put out, rankle, rile, roil, ruffle, vex; provoke, rouse; harass, harry, persecute, pester; agitate, discomfort, distress, disturb, fret, perturb, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry; affront, insult, offend, slight
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