Inclining
[ɪn'klaɪnɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incline
(a.) Same as Inclined, 3.
(n.) Inclination; disposition.
(n.) Party or side chosen; a following.
Typed by Josephine
Examples
- She examined Caroline seriously, inclining her head a little to one side, with a thoughtful air. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Theer's been kiender a blessing fell upon us,' said Mr. Peggotty, reverentially inclining his head, 'and we've done nowt but prosper. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You will be glad to hear (inclining his head, and whispering seriously) that my uncle means to give her all my aunt's jewels. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Here he said, with a wild smile, inclining his head towards the chamber in which Eustacia lay, She is the second woman I have killed this year. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- No, no,' replied the matron, inclining her head to catch the words, as they came more faintly from the dying woman. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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