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