leaning

Plural: leanings

Noun

• A tendency or inclination; a preference.
• an inclination to do something
  • "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
• a natural inclination
• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• the act of deviating from a vertical position
• A tendency or propensity.

Verb

• to incline or bend from a vertical position
• cause to lean or incline
• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• rely on for support
• cause to lean to the side
• present participle and gerund of lean

Adjective Satellite

• departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
  • "the leaning tower of Pisa"

Examples

• My LEANING towards short, high-scoring words often pays off in Scrabble.

Synonyms

angle, atilt, be given, canted, inclination, incline, lean, list, proclivity, propensity, run, slant, tend, tendency, tilt, tilted, tip, tipped

Anagrams of leaning