slant
verb (used without object)
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
are slanting
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present progressiveof slant.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The rails are slanting so they have a sense of motion that points to the sculpture in the center,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2018
You are slanting their sacrifice. you are marginalizing what they are trying to do to make the world a better place.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2015
Everywhere, there are slanting dark-timbered barns and ornate chalets huddling up the slopes.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2015
"I think physicians are slanting the opinions they give based upon monetary considerations that in many cases they wouldn't have allowed to influence them before."
From Time Magazine Archive
The afternoon lights are slanting across the Campagna.
From Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters
