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Slanting
verb
/ˈslæntɪŋ/
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Word Frequency:
0.8
Definitions
1.
verb
To lean, tilt or incline.
"If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."
2.
verb
To bias or skew.
"The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves."
3.
verb
To lie or exaggerate.
4.
noun
The state or quality of being slanted.
"The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing."
5.
adjective
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
Synonyms
aslant
aslope
inclined
sloped
sloping
diagonal
unperpendicular
nonperpendicular
unslanted
oblique
unsloped
out of square
Rhymes With
enchanting
granting
supplanting
ranting
canting
planting
banteng
transplanting
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