- present participle of lean.
leaning
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noun
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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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The bigger question is whether Thursday’s report is strong enough to pull anyone toward a rate increase who wasn’t already leaning that way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The strategy would “clearly identify the accounts without leaning into political branding,” Flacke said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
It’s also leaning harder into imported Mexican beer, craft spirits, and low- or no-alcohol products and targeting more than $200 million in yearly cost savings by fiscal 2028.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Of the two towers in the complex only one is still standing, though it is leaning and looks as though it could collapse at any moment.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Now he was leaning more heavily on Rowans shoulder, but still, he moved on without complaint.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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