# gentles

Pronunciation: say "JEN-tuhlz" US /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩z/, UK /ˈdʒɛntl̩z/

## Noun

1. Plural of gentle. — plural of gentle
   - Simple: Plural of gentle. It often means maggots used as fishing bait, mainly in British English.
   - _The anglers threaded gentles onto their hooks before casting into the slow current._
   - _A tin of wriggling gentles sat beside the open tackle box._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of gentle. — third-person singular simple present indicative of gentle
   - Simple: The form of gentle used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The old groom gentles every frightened animal that comes into the stable._
   - _Her calm presence gentles the restless mare within minutes._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gentles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).