leaning

noun

leaning

noun

/ˈliːnɪŋ/

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

1

A tendency or propensity.

  • a man of socialist leanings

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