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US
/ˈɫinɪŋ/
]
[ UK /lˈiːnɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /lˈiːnɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
the tower had a pronounced tilt
the ship developed a list to starboard -
a natural inclination
he has a proclivity for exaggeration - the act of deviating from a vertical position
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an inclination to do something
he felt leanings toward frivolity
ADJECTIVE
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departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
the leaning tower of Pisa
the headstones were tilted
How To Use leaning In A Sentence
- The human species has not evolved such that it can tolerate sitting in that southwesterly location, behind uninsulated glass, leaning on a heat absorbing table of dark steel and not be grossly uncomfortable.
- Now the word "prayer" to non-Muslim readers will evoke an image of people perhaps silently clasping their hands together, leaning forward in a pew, and either silently, to themselves, or in a quiet tone, speaking heartfeltly to God. David Horowitz Freedom Center
- She damped her cloth before cleaning the windows.
- She was leaning against the wall, staring out over the still snowy landscape.
- I use the brush first rapped with a cleaning patch soaked in carburetor cleaner. Live from the SHOT Show: New Gun Reviews
- Does household cleaning give you headaches, nausea, dizzy spells or sign irritations?
- Mr Popple peered over the side of the toilet, his right hand leaning on the toilet-seat.
- Ultima will clean the inside of the glass panels, because the outside is coated with a self-cleaning laminate, which doesn't allow dust or dirt to settle.
- Groups of pot-bellied old men in seldom worn suits stood in clusters, leaning in to catch a word, laughing, lining up for photos taken by children and grandchildren.
- In the event, Gabriel got work with a road crew, digging up the streets of north London for cable companies; Andrea, again unable to persuade a bank to give her an interview, took up house- cleaning.