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INCLINING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of inclining; bending forward
Example:
an inclination of his head indicated his agreement
Synonyms:
inclination; inclining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("inclining" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclining"):
bob (a short abrupt inclination (as of the head))
nod (the act of nodding the head)
stoop (an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)
Derivation:
incline (lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow)
incline (bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb incline
