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adjective

Definition of tiltingnext
as in leaning
running in a slanting direction a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe

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tilting

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verb

present participle of tilt
as in sloping
to set or cause to be at an angle the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilting
  1. oblique
  2. leaning
  3. angling
  4. tipping
Adjective
  • Nick Bosa played through a hip injury to play Sunday, only to be knocked out of the game by an oblique injury.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Mookie Betts missed almost two months with a broken left hand while Max Muncy was sidelined more than three months with a strained right oblique.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of oblique
Verb
  • The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of leaning
Verb
  • This frenetic spectacle draws dozens of voracious browns bears angling to catch the fish on their upriver spawning journey.
    Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Walk through the park, angling between Bonita Cove on the right and Mariners Way on the left.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of angling
Verb
  • Sony’s Stein, too, has seen the balance tipping toward originals in recent months.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Are we supposed to be tipping everyone who provides any service now?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of tipping
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