leaning
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of leaning
First recorded before 1000; Middle English leninge, Old English hlining; lean 1 + -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing leaning
Example Sentences
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While long known as a clean-energy heavyweight, NextEra is increasingly leaning in to natural gas to meet surging power demands.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Perhaps the next couple of months could be spent courting record labels and songwriters, instead of leaning on Thomas Stengaard, the Danish musician who co-wrote our last two flops.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“At least a significant percentage of Assemblymembers are leaning towards option one which is ... have the funding stay with CEC,” said Assemblymember Steve Bennett, chair of the budget subcommittee on climate and energy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“Although I got less bearish as we declined in the war’s wake, I won’t pretend I wasn’t still leaning short.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
It was then that I realized we were literally leaning away from one another, sitting as far from one another as the simulation chairs would allow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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