Definition of anglingnext
as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle his angling of the picture made everything else on the wall look crooked

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angling

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verb

present participle of angle

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Recent Examples of angling
Noun
Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Cosgrove’s inaugural smooch on the set of iCarly required some interesting angling. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 McKay Lake Open Space CBS However, CPW said that anglers must have a valid Colorado fishing license and follow all legal angling methods. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
With a flurry of descending leaves also comes a slew of new restaurants angling to be the next great dining destination. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 On steep slopes, this mechanism also lets the ball control its downhill speed by simply angling the pendulum uphill. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angling
Noun
  • Isaias is likely losing its tilt and straightening and flying right and strong.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Simple tilt fix Researchers found that tilting a cell relative to gravity boosts performance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Simple tilt fix Researchers found that tilting a cell relative to gravity boosts performance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The panning and tilting accessory gives the Blink Mini some new powers, including 360-degree control via the Blink app.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Insider tip Head to the poolside rooftop bar on Level 8 at sundown for cocktails and sweeping vistas across the city toward the Hollywood Hills.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • To bring back the house, McCollum relied on tips from a fellow preservationist, James Biddle, a former Americana curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art who had become president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The backstory Seminary Hill Catskills is named after the south-sloping hillside with stunning views of the Delaware River Valley where it's situated, home to a now-shuttered former seminary.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That’s paired with down-sloping winds and uncharacteristically warm ocean temperatures, driven in part by El Niño, that weaken sea breezes.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Governments from largely blue-leaning areas around the country have filed similar lawsuits seeking damages that could total billions of dollars, part of a wave of legal action worldwide seeking to leverage action through the courts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Kacey Musgraves is leaning further into música mexicana — and her Texas pride.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Angling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angling. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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