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
noun
/ˈliːnɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.
A tendency or propensity.
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