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Synonyms for softly
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Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietlyadverb
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
softlyadverb
in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
"she smiled softly"
lightly, softly, gentlyadverb
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
Synonyms:
quietly, gently, thinly, piano, light, mildly, lightlypiano, softlyadverb
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#613 | light | |
#621 | easy | |
#3763 | piano | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#5074 | slowly | |
#9515 | gently | |
#11723 | lightly | |
#11864 | quietly | |
#15886 | softly | |
#24703 | mildly | |
#32769 | thinly | |
#42563 | tenderly |
How to use softly in a sentence?
In these affairs, you’re either a lion or its lunch, and I’m not sure that walking softly will keep you out of its mouth.”
But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.
I didnt feel any fear, i saw a cornfield ahead and hoped to make a reasonably soft landing. I tried to lower vertical speed to make the plane land as smoothly as possible and glide softly.
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
I had a program at the hospital where I'd bring in 800 students at a time, frequently elementary students, and you would say, 'How are you going to be able to speak to 800 elementary students and keep them quiet?' You know what: By speaking softly. Because then they'd say, 'Oh, what's he saying?' And they would shut up.
Translations for softly
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- ціха, мяккаBelarusian
- suaumentCatalan, Valencian
- blidtDanish
- silenciosamente, suavemente, inaudiblementeSpanish
- doucementFrench
- súntsjesWestern Frisian
- suavementeGalician
- lágyan, halkanHungarian
- dolcementeItalian
- dimisso capiteLatin
- zachtzinnig, zachtaardig, zachtDutch
- cichoPolish
- тихо, мягкоRussian
- మెత్తగాTelugu
- тихо, м'якоUkrainian
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