leaning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ
• Hyphenation: lean‧ing

Etymology 1

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

Noun

leaning (plural leanings)

1. A tendency or propensity.

   a man of socialist leanings

Translations

A tendency or propensity

• Bulgarian: склонност (bg) f (sklonnost)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

leaning

1. present participle and gerund of lean

Anagrams

• aneling, eanling, lignane, nealing