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Inclining

noun
1.
The act of inclining; bending forward.  Synonym: inclination.



Incline

verb
(past & past part. inclined; pres. part. inclining)
1.
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.  Synonyms: be given, lean, run, tend.  "These dresses run small" , "He inclined to corpulence"
2.
Bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well.
3.
Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow.
4.
Be at an angle.  Synonyms: pitch, slope.
5.
Feel favorably disposed or willing.
6.
Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief.  Synonym: dispose.



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"Inclining" Quotes from Famous Books



... sound of her young voice. It was obvious that it brought back to his mind in proper order all the events which had happened upon the road from Szczytno, because he showed his thankfulness by inclining his head and placing his hand upon his chest several times. Then she related to him how they first met him, how Hlawa, the Bohemian, who was Zbyszko's armor-bearer, recognized him, and finally how they brought him to Spychow. She also told him about herself, that she and her ...
— The Knights of the Cross • Henryk Sienkiewicz

... inhabits the northern and eastern provinces, and the wooded hills which occur in these portions of the island. In appearance it differs both in size and in colour from the common wanderoo, being larger and more inclining to grey; and in habits it is much less reserved. At Jaffna, and in other parts of the island where the population is comparatively numerous, these monkeys become so familiarised with the presence of man as to exhibit the utmost ...
— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and • James Emerson Tennent

... described the phenomena of the circulation, it will be proper to examine the changes produced by this function on the blood; and, in the first place, it may be observed, that the blood which returns by the vena cava to the heart, is of a dark colour inclining to purple; while that which passes from the left ventricle into the arteries, is of a bright vermilion hue. The blood which is found in the pulmonary artery has the same dark purple colour with that in the vena cava, while that in the pulmonary vein resembles the aortal blood ...
— Popular Lectures on Zoonomia - Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease • Thomas Garnett

... toward this elephant, and when within forty yards of him, he walked slowly on before me in an open space, his huge ears gently flapping, and entirely concealing me from his view. Inclining to the left, I slightly increased my pace, and walked past him within sixty yards, upon which he observed me for the first time; but probably mistaking "Sunday" for a hartebeest, he continued his course with his eye upon ...
— Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. • Various

... thoracic cavity (chest). It is conical in form, with the base or large part uppermost, while the apex, or point, rests just above the sternum (breastbone). It is situated between the right and left lungs, the apex inclining to the left, and owing to this the heart beats are best felt on the left side of the chest, behind the elbow. The heart may be considered as a hollow muscle, containing four compartments, two on each side. The upper ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


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