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Inclining

To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

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📖 Definitions of "Inclining"

verb

1
To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
"He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm."
2
To slope.
"Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline."
3
(chiefly in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
"He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers."

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Inclination

🔄 Synonyms of "Inclining"

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Word	Definition
inclinationnoun	A tendency.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inclining"

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Word	Definition
inclinationnoun	A tendency.
inbendverb	(ambitransitive) To bend or curve inwards; inflect.
wendingverb	act of going, course
implyingverb	implication
attitudinizingnoun	The act of one who attitudinizes; affected posturing.
condescensionnoun	The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
kindnoun	A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
ordinal directionnoun	Synonym of intercardinal direction.
approachnoun	(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
indirectionnoun	An indirect action or process.
ambitnoun	(by extension) The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
intensive pronounnoun	(grammar) A pronoun used to emphasize some other nominal element in its clause:
this waynoun	(This entry is a translation hub.) In the indicated direction or manner.
arrangementnoun	The act of arranging.
iter.noun	(grammar) Abbreviation of iterative. [(grammar) A verb showing the iterative aspect.]
pettonoun	Only used in in petto
indulgency patternnoun	A management style in which the manager makes certain concessions to subordinates, rather than strictly enforcing every rule.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
disjunctnoun	The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
hintnoun	A clue.