leaning

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈliːnɪŋ//

A tendency or propensity.

noun

1
A tendency or propensity.
a man of socialist leanings

Etymology

From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.

verb

1
Also a form of leanpresent participle and gerund of lean

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Forms

plural: leanings

leaking · The act by which something leaks.lean · To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be…Lean · A surname.

leaning · A tendency or propensity.

Leanne · A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee…leap · To jump.Leap · A surname.

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