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inclining

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

inclination

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit Monsieur Rigaud sometimes stopped, as if he were going to put his case in a new light, or make some irate remonstrance; but Signor Cavalletto continuing to go slowly to and fro at a grotesque kind of jog-trot pace with his eyes turned downward, nothing came of these inclinings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of incline

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of inclining; bending forward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an inclination of his head indicated his agreement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inclination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility

Narrower terms: bob, nod, stoop

History

Etymology

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