Definition of Inclining

1. Noun. The act of inclining; bending forward. "An inclination of his head indicated his agreement"

Exact synonyms: Inclination
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Specialized synonyms: Bob, Nod, Stoop
Derivative terms: Incline, Incline, Incline

Definition of Inclining

1. a. Same as Inclined, 3.

2. n. Inclination; disposition.

Definition of Inclining

1. Verb. (present participle of ''incline'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inclining

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Inclining

1. Same as Inclined. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inclining

inclinatory
incline
incline bench press
inclined
inclined(p)
inclined fault
inclined grate
inclined plane
inclined planes
inclinedly
incliner
incliners
inclines
inclinest
inclineth
inclining (current term)
inclinings
inclinnation
inclinnometer
inclinometer
inclinometers
inclip
inclipped
inclipping
inclips
incloister
incloistered
incloistering
incloisters
inclose

Literary usage of Inclining

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... dis- posedness (rare), affection (rare), prone- ness, propensity, aptitude, inclining, bent; spec, fancy, notion. or law), expropriate (chiefly spec. ..."

2. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1724)
"F. of L. INCLINABLE, inclining to, prone,"apr. i.] that dots ngt fuit or agree well t ther. ... inclining ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Wenham's Universal inclining and Rotating Microscope.— " Another FRMS" suggests* that there was one point in connection with this Microscope which has been ..."

4. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Bill moderate, nearly straight ; the culmen gently inclining towards the tip, .... bordered externally with a colour inclining to olive and internally «ith ..."

5. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"Or if any man think the worse of me for inclining to the people, let him acknowledge that therein also he is offended without a cause. ..."

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