'Inclining' definitions:
Definition of 'inclining'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" [syn: inclination, inclining]
Definition of 'Inclining'
From: GCIDE
- Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. [1913 Webster]
- Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. [1913 Webster]
- Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.
- Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Inclining'
From: GCIDE
- Inclining \In*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.) Same as Inclined, 3. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Inclining'
From: GCIDE
- Inclining \In*clin"ing\, n.
- 1. Inclination; disposition. [1913 Webster]
- On the first inclining towards sleep. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Party or side chosen; a following. [1913 Webster]
- Both you of my inclining, and the rest. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inclining'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aslant,
- aslope,
- atilt,
- bent,
- bevel,
- beveled,
- bias,
- biased,
- canting,
- careening,
- comprehend,
- contain,
- inclinational,
- inclinatory,
- inclined,
- leaning,
- listing,
- out of plumb,
- out of square,
- pitched,
- raking,
- receive,
- recumbent,
- shelving,
- shelvy,
- sideling,
- sidelong,
- slant,
- slanted,
- slanting,
- slantways,
- slantwise,
- sloped,
- sloping,
- tendency,
- tendent,
- tendential,
- tendentious,
- tending,
- tilted,
- tilting,
- tipped,
- tipping,
- tipsy
Words containing 'Inclining'
- Inclinable,
- Inclinableness,
- Inclination,
- Incline,
- Inclined,
- Incliner,
- Inclination compass,
- Inclination of an orbit,
- Inclination of the needle,
- Incline Village,
- Inclined plane,
- angle of inclination,
- inclined fault,
- magnetic inclination,
- Incline Village, NV,
- incline bench press,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay,
- Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV