Definition of leaning
English to English noun - an inclination to do something
He felt leanings toward frivolity.
source: WordNet 3.0 - a natural inclination
He has a proclivity for exaggeration.
source: WordNet 3.0 - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
The tower had a pronounced tilt.
The ship developed a list to starboard.
He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
source: WordNet 3.0 - the act of deviating from a vertical position
source: WordNet 3.0 - The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
The leaning tower of Pisa.
The headstones were tilted.
source: WordNet 3.0
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leaning, loaning, lawing, lelang, laying, lang, ling, lwelang, lemming, limning, lingo, lenience, linga, leanness, lango, lamig, lwang, lying, lange, linage
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