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What does gentle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word gentle? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  2. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
  3. Docile and easily managed.
  4. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
  5. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
  6. (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) to become gentle (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (transitive) to ennoble (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (transitive, animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (transitive) To soothe; to calm. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Noun
  1. (archaic) A person of high birth.
  2. (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
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